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World Down Syndrome Day
On this day, people all around the world celebrate the lives and achievements of people with Down syndrome, creating a global voice, advocating for the rights, inclusion and wellbeing of people with Down syndrome. Click here to go to the Down Syndrome International website: http://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/ World Down Syndrome… Read More
SHAID Clinic Hobart
Down Syndrome Tasmania are pleased to announce a new partnership to better service the health needs of adults with Down syndrome in Tasmania. Down Syndrome Tasmania is providing funds in 2017 to allow the SHAID (Specialist Healthcare for Adults with Intellectual Disability) clinic to hold additional clinics specifically for… Read More
World Down syndrome Day 2018
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, which has been officially recognised by the United Nations since 2012. On this day, people all around the world celebrate the lives and achievements of people with Down syndrome, creating a global voice, advocating for the rights, inclusion and wellbeing of… Read More
DSA presents The Peanut Butter Falcon at Palace Cinemas across the country!
Down Syndrome Australia (DSA) have joined with Palace Cinemas to present an advanced screening of The Peanut Butter Falcon at 6:30pm on the 21 January 2020 to raise funds for the organisation. Tickets are $30 and include a complimentary glass of prosecco with $10 from every ticket being donated… Read More
Easy Steps to Inclusion
All of the resources you need in one place. The DSWA Easy Steps to Inclusion archive includes loads of useful resources for community groups/small businesses, mainstream service providers and people with intellectual disability and their families. Each of the online areas are aimed at providing information… Read More
Our CEO’s blog on prenatal screening and ‘Up the Duff’
There are moments when I reflect on how much progress has been made over the past few decades for people with Down syndrome and their families. People with Down syndrome are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. For most families the NDIS has been transformative and… Read More
Open letter to the author of ‘Up the Duff’
Dear Kaz Cooke, RE: Portrayal of Down syndrome in “Up the Duff” I am writing to you as CEO of Down Syndrome Australia on behalf of the Down syndrome community. I was incredibly disappointed and alarmed by the portrayal of Down syndrome in the recently released 2020 edition… Read More
UN Committee’s Outcomes Report on Australia
UN Committee’s Outcomes Report on Australia 2019 The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities published its findings in its September review of Australia’s progress in meeting its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The UN report findings highlight a number… Read More
DSA calls for an end to discrimination on the basis of disability in migration policy
2019 Down Syndrome Australia (DSA) is pleased to learn about changes to the migration requirements for people with a disability which were revealed today. We are disappointed, however, that these changes do not go far enough to end the discriminatory approach of preventing migration based on the hypothetical… Read More
Website survey: tell us what you think
Down Syndrome Australia is working with the state and territory Down syndrome associations to build a new national website. The new website is for people with Down syndrome, their families and friends; as well as for health professionals, educators, disability and advocacy organisations, government, media and others. The new… Read More
Election 2019: Party policies on disability issues
Election 2019: Party policies on disability issues We launched the Down Syndrome Australia Advocacy Platform some weeks ago and asked the major political parties to tell us how they would address the main issues for people with Down syndrome and their families. Long before… Read More
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