This year’s theme for World Down Syndrome day is #CONNECT. Margaret Hogan from the Down Syndrome Liverpool tells us how the charity has managed to #CONNECT this past year. Like all charities it has been a bit of a struggle, but we have managed to keep our speech and language sessions going online. We had […]
Virtual World Down Syndrome Day conference: catch up with all the presentations
This year’s World Down Syndrome Day virtual conference, which was broadcast over three days last week, is now available on UN Web TV. Each session was moderating by a representative who has Down’s syndrome: Session One looked at the importance of #CONNECT (connecting) for people who have Down’s syndrome and intellectual disabilities, in the context […]
The Max Factor: Celebrating Max’s seventh birthday
Maxwell Macleod was born on World Down Syndrome Day 2014. Every year since then his mum, Molly, has written a piece for us to mark his birthday. Here is her post for World Down Syndrome Day 2021. As human beings we need to, and seek to connect, to feel safe and to have a sense […]
Meet Bashir
My Name is Bashir. I am 26 years old. I have Mosaic Down syndrome and Autism. I was born in London. I was the first grandchild in my family. Everyone loves me very much. My dads family is from Mauritius. I have been on holiday to Mauritius many times. I went to mainstream school. I enjoy Music , Dancing ,Drama, Art and […]
Lily’s 21k step challenge
We were thrilled to hear from Hilary earlier this week. She wanted to tell us about her daughter, Lily’s, #Challenge21… My daughter Lily Swift has been doing the 21K Steps Challenge every day this week and we have taken photos each day – her fundraising total so far is up to £453 (more with Gift […]
Sarah’s story
You may have read a blog about Sarah’s new job at XPO last year. Sarah’s shared a bit more about herself here… Hello, my name is Sarah. I have Mosaic Down’s syndrome – one in 1,000 people have Down’s syndrome, but only 1 in 50,000 have Mosaic Down’s syndrome like me. I am not very […]
Christopher’s experience of having Covid-19
Christopher Davies is 45. He lives independently and has a close family. He enjoys swimming, watching TV, snooker and using his computer. He is also working on a project for people who have learning disabilities and is a strong advocate for speaking up. At the end of 2020, Christopher caught Covid-19. He spoke to our […]
Meet Helen…
Last year, Helen won the Panathlon Jack Petchey Outstanding Achievement award. When we heard about it, we asked her to tell us a bit more about her life…and how she’s been keeping fit and connected during lockdown. #CONNECT I live in Essex with my mum, step-dad and brother, Will and sister, Beth. I am 18 […]
Sting joins inclusive employment campaign
17-time Grammy Award winning artist Sting has lent his voice to a campaign that calls on employers and workplaces to be more inclusive. For World Down Syndrome Day 2021, CoorDown presents THE HIRING CHAIN, the international communication campaign developed in partnership with the New York-based creative agency SMALL and thanks to the support of LinkedIn. […]
Our Voice interview with Sarah Geiger
What works to support children and young people with Down’s syndrome? Sam and Zoe interviewed Sarah about her education research. We filmed the interview and have shared it below: Question 1…from Sam: ‘What was your research about and what did you find out?’ Question 2…from Sam: ‘Why is it important to involve people who have […]
