The Virgin London Marathon was a little different for our #Team21 runners this year as it was a...
News & Research
You’ll find the latest announcements about our work, fundraising and campaigning here, as well as calls for research participants and significant research findings.
New funding thanks
We are incredibly thankful to the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust for their very generous funding...
DSA raffle 2020…win £2,500!
Members will have recently received (or will soon receive) tickets for this year’s DSA raffle....
Cycle challenge linking London Children’s hospitals to honour Tom’s memory
Richard ‘Dicky’ Barr has spent the last 15 years dedicating much of his spare time to fundraising...
50 for 50 for 50: a very special fundraising walk
To celebrate her 50th birthday, and to mark the Down’s Syndrome Association’s (DSA) own...
Government’s response to 2019 SEND report
The House of Commons Education Committee has recently published the Government’s response to the...
We won! WorkFit film wins ‘Charity Film of the Year’
We wanted our WorkFit film When I Grow Up… to change people’s attitudes towards employing someone...
4th annual report of The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme (LeDeR) published
The DSA will be closely following how the Department of Health and Social Care responds to the...
Scientists discover protective Alzheimer’s gene and develop rapid drug-testing platform
A gene has been discovered that can naturally suppress the signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in human...
DSA welcomes more research into Down’s syndrome and dementia
We all celebrate the fact that life expectancy for people who have Down’s syndrome has increased...
Covid-19 and Down’s syndrome T21RS Survey, report 27 May 2020
The Down’s Syndrome Association is involved in an international study looking at the effects of...
Stuart and Dumplings | Short film raising money for the DSA
Room 5064 and Bamalam are proud to announce that their new short film, Stuart and Dumplings, which...