by Andrea Bishop | Aug 7, 2021 | Coronavirus
7 August 2021 We have been extremely frustrated by the delay in getting invitations out to children who have Down’s syndrome aged 12-15, who are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. We have been robustly challenging NHS and Public Health officials to keep to their...
by Andrea Bishop | Aug 5, 2021 | DSA News
We are pleased to have contributed to the Disability Employment Gap Report and look forward to its recommendations coming to fruition. The ‘personalised, flexible and local’ approach that is recommended is exactly how our WorkFit employment programme is structured and...
by Andrea Bishop | Aug 4, 2021 | Coronavirus, Information
In light of the recent announcement by the Joint Committee on Immunisation and Vaccination (JVCI) that people aged 12 to 15 who have Down’s syndrome should now be offered Covid-19 vaccinations, we thought it would be useful to publish a blog about supporting people to...
by Andrea Bishop | Jul 29, 2021 | DSA News, Our Stories
The Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) would like to thank the self-named, ‘Four middle-aged blokes on bikes’ for raising more than £8,000 when they look on the legendary Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle challenge in June. Nick Lyth, Steve Hawksworth, Paul Lomas and...
by Andrea Bishop | Jul 28, 2021 | Coronavirus
The Trisomy 21 Research Society (T21RS) has organised an international online survey to collect information about Covid-19 and the related vaccines among people who have Down’s syndrome. This is to aid learning and understanding. Who can take part? You are...
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