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ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability Association leads the way in building an inclusive community for people with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.

Overview

ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability aims to improve the quality of life for people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities by providing support and information to their families, carers, schools, employers and other organisations.

ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability also aims to increase awareness of the abilities and needs of people with Down syndrome and intellectual disability through our programs, events and activities.

ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability actively works within the community to assist in the removal of barriers for people with a disability to access mainstream services.

Name Change

You may have previously known us as ACT Down Syndrome Association. We are currently in the process of changing our name and logo to ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability Association. You can read more about the transition here: ACT Down Syndrome Association Announces Name Change – Down Syndrome Australia

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Our Vision

ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability leads the way in building an inclusive community for people with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.

Our Mission

ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability works with individuals and families through lifelong engagement to enable them to reach their full potential as active and contributing members of the wider community.

ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability collaborates and builds relationships with business, government and community organisations to create better outcomes for all of society.

Our Reports

2020-2025 Strategic Plan (UNDER REVIEW)

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Day 14 of celebratin

Day 14 of celebrating World Down Syndrome Awareness month! Today we would like to celebrate our amazing Maths crew.

Our Maths class gets together every week on improving their maths skills, supporting each other in increasing their numeracy and financial literacy. Just like our Science class, the Maths class is taught by the fabulous Dr. Vanessa de Kauwe who is always trying to make the maths taught relevant to everyday living Next week we will have a special maths session with representatives from CommBank coming in to do a little workshop with the class all around navigating the banks, budgeting and how to be on the lookout for scams 💸Please reach out to the team if this is something you may be interested in joining.Thank you again to Sam Chapman for the great photos! ... See MoreSee Less

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Day 13 of celebratin

Day 13 of celebrating World Down Syndrome Awareness month! Today we are wanting to highlight the amazing group of Canberra based parents in the Bubs and Beyond group.

The Bubs and Beyond group highlights how important connections and sharing experiences with each other truly is 🤝To join Bubs and Beyond please click on the following link: ... See MoreSee Less

2 days ago
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Day 12 of celebrating World Down Syndrome Awareness month! Today we wanted to highlight the employment work we do in the Canberra Community.

Our fabulous Employment Connector, Hiria, has put together a nice little video and some words highlighting the employment work she has done in our community.Each week we contact different types of workplaces. For example: hairdressers, accountants, landscapers, retailers and so many more. Some great jobs we have found for people are:A concierge role at Terry White Chemmart in Charnwood. This is a meet and greet role and C helps customers find their way around the chemist as well as keeping things neat and tidy. She loves her job, and they love her.A salon assistant at Bond Hair in Kingston. K helps keep things in the salon clean and organised. She works alongside the apprentices and has quickly become a part of the team at Bond Hair Religion. Pop in there sometime for some hair care! Two physiotherapist clinics have employed two of our members. Both J and R have been employed for some time now and have found a niche in their workplaces, learning some great skills and sharing their expertise to help keep these busy clinics running smoothly. One of our members, Sam Chapman, has a job writing for the Canberra Weekly - you can see some of his articles at this post from last week. Keep an eye on the Canberra Weekly online once a month to read more of his insights. https://facebook.com/ACTDSID/posts/…And we are currently working on some photoshoot work for a group of members with a prestigious photographer here in Canberra. This one is brand new and will be happening in a few weeks.It's always a great joy, and cause for celebration, when an employer decides to employ someone with Down syndrome or an intellectual disability. They say they are glad they did it. And it makes a huge difference in the lives of the person with the job as well! Spread the word to people you know that this is worth doing. Scroll down on this page to read stories from employers & employees and read some of the evidence showing the advantages for all. https://downsyndrome.org.au/act/… If you, or someone you know, has a workplace that would like to find out more about employing someone, please contact Hiria at employment@actdsid.org.au or on 0411 210 289. She would love to have a chat and talk about our employment connection program. She works one day a week, across the week, so may not respond straight away - but she will respond! Apologies about the locked content, the attached video was restricted due to copyright issues due to the music used. ... See MoreSee Less

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Day 11 of celebratin

Day 11 of celebrating World Down Syndrome Awareness month! Today we wanted to highlight the importance of using Easy Read documents and guides to present accurate and accessible information to our community.

Everyone deserves access to information and support that can be presented in a way they can understand. Accessible information supports greater independence and inclusion! When creating Easy Read resources we are making sure that no one gets left behind and that we are all following the same rules, laws and guidelines.Click on the link below to access the large range of resources that we have available, thank you to Down Syndrome Australia for creating and finding these resources.https://downsyndrome.org.au/act/resources/… ... See MoreSee Less

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Street address: Building 2, Level 1, Pearce Community Centre, Collett Place, Pearce ACT 2607
Postal address: Pearce Community Centre, Collett Place, Pearce ACT 2607

If you are visiting us in person, we are located next to KidSafe.

Phone: 02 6290 0656
Email: admin@actdsid.org.au
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 4.00pm

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