The ACTDSA Committee and staff are excited announce that Commissioner Georgeina Whelan has been appointed as the new Patron of the ACT Down Syndrome Association. Georgeina Whelan graduated from Officer Training into the Australian Army in June 1988. As an Army Officer Brigadier Whelan deployed to East Timor in… Read More
Australian Rugby League star Valentine Holmes joins Down Syndrome Australia as ambassador October 19, 2020 Down Syndrome Australia is pleased to welcome Australian Rugby League star Valentine Holmes as an ambassador for Down Syndrome Australia. Holmes’ older sister April has Down syndrome and she has always been a big… Read More
Our eNews is out! Read about the latest Down Syndrome WA events and updates here. You can read our eNews online here. Read our latest Newsletter online… Read More
Our submission to the Royal Commission on Employment October 8, 2020 This week Down Syndrome Australia provided the Disability Royal Commission with a submission on Employment. We believe it is critical that the Royal Commission acknowledge that segregation of people with disability is a violation of the UNCRPD and… Read More
We’re hiring! Down Syndrome Australia is very excited to announce we are recruiting a number of casual Health Ambassadors to assist in the implementation of our new ILC grant ‘Improving health outcomes for people with Down syndrome through improved communication with Health professionals’. The Health Ambassadors will help doctors… Read More
Our submission on the Disability Standards for Education September 18, 2020 This week Down Syndrome Australia provided the Department of Education, Skills and Employment with a submission on the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education. The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Standards) seek to ensure… Read More
Note: this article is about recent changes to the NDIS for participants 7 years and older. There is a separate process being considered for Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) participants aged 0-6 years. Consistency! Equity! Holistic whole-of-person approach! A focus on function rather than diagnosis and less financial burden… Read More
Down Syndrome NSW’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 25 October 2020 at 11:00am Keynote Address Emeritus Professor Trevor Parmenter AM Medicine, Northern Clinical School, Centre for Disability Studies University of Sydney “40 years on: Much Achieved, Much to be done! Challenges ahead for people with Down syndrome… Read More
STAYING HEALTHY – Understanding the challenges of obesity 2020 is the second annual Health Conference presented by Down Syndrome NSW, and the first being presented in online format. The goals of the conference:• To increase knowledge and awareness among family members and professionals of the… Read More
Down Syndrome NSW currently has two part time positions available Participation and skills program lead In this role, you will lead a range of well-established innovative programs for people with Down syndrome and as well as having the scope to design new programs. These programs work with people from age… Read More
This year we had the cameras ready to capture some great photos of our Down syndrome community, but unfortunately COVID-19 had other plans for us in Victoria! Although we have had to postpone our photoshoot, we’re hoping you might be able to help us update our photo library. Do… Read More
Submission to the Royal Commission on Rights and Attitudes 25 August, 2020 This week Down Syndrome Australia provided the Disability Royal Commission with a submission on their issue paper on ‘Rights and Attitudes’. I am pleased that the Commission is examining this important issue. So often, abuse and neglect… Read More
