WorkFit candidate Tom and the team recently triumphed at the Employment Related Services...
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.
Stunning image of the Seven Sisters by Norfolk photographer Emily Buck is winner of My Perspective 2018
Emily Buck has been announced as the overall winner of the Down’s Syndrome Association’s (DSA)...
All newborn children with Down’s syndrome should receive leukaemia test under new guidelines
Landmark new genetic testing has been developed to detect signs of a potentially fatal condition...
Statement from the DSA and DSRF: Engagement with The NHS in producing information about Down’s syndrome
We believe it is imperative that the official information provided to pregnant women/couples about pre-natal screening is up-to-date, accurate and balanced.
ITV Wales This Week programme: An End to Down’s Syndrome?
Welsh people with Down’s syndrome and their families share their experiences of what life with Down’s syndrome is like.
WorkFit creates 250th placement
We are pleased to announce that Lucy, pictured right, has recently become the 250th WorkFit...
Croquet Charity Fundraising Competition
The Croquet Association recently held their annual Charity Fundraising competition and we were...
Simplyhealth’s grant enables DSA to reach out to people with Down’s Syndrome with Dementia
Grant will support the creation of new resources to support people with Down’s syndrome and dementia, their families and carers
WorkFit shortlisted at the ERSA Awards
We’re thrilled to announce that WorkFit has been shortlisted in three categories at the ERSA awards
Monday Night Football with North London Utd & Arsenal FC
North London United and Arsenal have been running DSActive Football sessions for the past few...
Parent and Carer survey about children with a developmental difficulty and eating and drinking difficulties
Do you have a child with a developmental difficulty who has, or has previously had eating and...
MPT take on a WorkFit candidate
Today’s guest post comes from one of our WorkFit partners, MPT, who have just welcomed Ben on a...