On 29 March 2022, the Department for Education (DfE) and Department of Health and Social...
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Just the two of us
Love needs space To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day (21 March 2022) we were pleased to support...
Calling all Schools: Be a Fundraising Superstar and Win a ToneiBox
Monday 21 March is World Down Syndrome Day. Get people talking by rocking your #LotsOfSocks and...
Supreme Court grants permission to appeal in case of Jackie Maguire
We welcome the Supreme Court's decision (25 February 2022) to grant permission to appeal the...
Support for the Ukrainian Down’s syndrome community
In any situation of crisis or conflict, people who have Down’s syndrome or other disabilities face...
Open letter to the Heads of the European Institutions, European, Russian and Ukrainian Heads of State and NATO
Joint statement from the European Down Syndrome Association (EDSA), Down Syndrome International...
Statement on the sentencing of Elaine Clarke
We are deeply saddened by the needless and painful death of Debbie Leitch, and our thoughts are...
Running the Great North Run in memory of Emily
By Lucy Tinker In September 2018 I started teaching in a small primary school in Hemel Hempstead....
More people who have Down’s syndrome in work thanks to WorkFit
4 February 2022 The WorkFit programme from the Down's Syndrome Association delivers successful...
Down Syndrome Bill: developing the guidance
3 February 2022 Tomorrow the Down Syndrome Bill will reach the Report stage of its journey. We...
Swindon businesses invited to learn more about WorkFit
Employers in the Swindon and wider Wiltshire area are being invited to an online event to find out...
Progress of the Down Syndrome Bill through Parliament
26 January 2022 The Down Syndrome Bill takes its next steps through Parliament today. It is...