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Job vacancy - Policy and Campaigns Officer
Job Title: Policy and Campaigns Officer Location: National Office, Teddington, Middx We are looking for a bright, creative and enthusiastic individual with experience of policy research to work ...
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AnEUploidy workshops in Split, Croatia
... from the University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland and groups the multidisciplinary skills of 18 European and Israeli research groups. With the aim of furthering the primary objectives of this ...
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3000 Miles Completed!
... this challenge to raise money for the DSA and Cancer Research and here's why... Craig has a cousin - Alanna, aged 4 - who is a very special little girl; she has Down's syndrome - and in order to help ...
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Special Educational Needs Event in North of England
... school leaders, teachers, SENCOs, NQTs, teaching assistants and local authority staff with the information, guidance, techniques and research to meet the needs of learners with SEN. The event takes place ...
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Training
... of our network of advisers and researchers from around the world. Training Team Adult Services Education Workshops Employment Maternity Costings Testimonials ...
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DSA Response to the British Medical Journal research on Down's syndrome births - released 27th October
Research title from the British Medical Journal: Trends in Down's syndrome live births and antenatal diagnoses in England and Wales from 1989 to 2008: analysis of data from the National Down Syndrome ...
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The DSA launches an All Party Parliamentary Group
... syndrome, about the work of our organisation and that of DownsEd. We also heard from Professor John Hardy, a researcher in genetic and neuro-science from UCL who believes that there is so much to learn ...
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My poem
... motivate people. I researched Down's syndrome including searching the Down's Syndrome Association website and this gave me the idea to write a simple but effective poem on a young boy, Ben, with ...
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Why we did Capital to Coast
... call, I would often go onto their website to look things up or read about the latest research into education and health in people with Down's syndrome and I really don't think I could have coped as well ...
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Letting Go
... there but do your own research because, after all, who knows your son/daughter's needs best? Don't give up, you can achieve a future for your child but only if you continue to fight for it. Whilst we ...
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Tell It Right, Start It Right Campaign History
... about Down's syndrome yourself. Research from the Down's Syndrome Association and the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has revealed huge disparities in the quality of information and ...
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Journal PDFs
Our Journal is sent out three times a year to all our members. It contains latest news, articles on subjects that cater to people of all ages who have Down's syndrome, research projects that are taking ...
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Thousands could be left without support as social care demand rises
A rise in the number of people with a learning disability could leave thousands without support, new research has revealed. The population of people with a learning disability needing social care support ...
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New approaches to Down's syndrome
... research in the field of Down's syndrome and their practical implications. Contributions from international experts from many disciplines. ...
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Down syndrome - A review of current knowledge
... of papers focusing on the advances in research and practice that make it possible for people with Down's syndrome to be fully included in society and have a better quality of life. ...
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Response to research about pre-natal screening
Down's Syndrome Association responds to research suggesting for every three unborn babies with Down's syndrome prevented from being born, two healthy babies will be miscarried. Carol Boys, chief executive ...
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2. Are immunisations safe for a child with Down's syndrome?
... link with autism. Again, the advice from the DSMIG is that there is no reason to withhold the vaccine from children with Down's syndrome. The vast majority of independent research bodies, who have looked ...
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13. Can you tell the facts from the myths?
... had children. It has been recorded that two men with Down's syndrome have been fathers. The information about fertility in people with Down's syndrome is very outdated and based on research in institutions ...
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9. What does the future hold?
... and their families to a life of social exclusion. The International Human Genome Project has been successful in sequencing chromosome 21. As research continues on this small set of genes, it is hoped ...
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Policy
... contact with individuals, families and carers informs our research as we influence debate, working alongside other charities, government bodies and politicians. You can read our Policy statements that ...