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DSQ Club & Teens – Gold Coast – July – Dreamworld Winterfest

Join us for a day at Dreamworld as they celebrate their Winterfest. Dates Start Date: Saturday 2nd July 2022 Time: 10:30am – 4:30pm (QLD) Location Dreamworld, Dreamworld Pkwy, Coomera QLD 4209 About the event Meeting Point / Pick Up Point: Entrance to venue Out of Pocket Costs:  $99.00 or annual… Read More

DSQ Club – Brisbane – July – Cat Cafe & Lunch

Join DSQ at Lucky Cat Cafe where we will spend an hour with the playful cats! from here we have 1x medium drink included in our tickets which we can order before heading to do cat toy craft making session. Once we have finished here, we will head to grab… Read More

DSQ Kids – Brisbane – July 30th – Ascot Office

Join DSQ Kids in Brisbane for a fun day out! DSQ Kids is an opportunity for primary school aged children to meet new friends their age, get active and develop social skills in a new environment. If you have a child aged 5-11 with Down syndrome and would like them… Read More

DSQ Teens – Brisbane – July – Inflatable World

Join DSQ Teens for a fun day at Inflatable World. Join in bouncing the day away, slipping down slides and seeing who can jump the highest. Dates Start Date: Saturday 23rd July 2022 Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm (QLD) Location Inflatable World, 242 Preston Road, Wynumm West About the event… Read More

5 Business lessons learnt from parenting a child with Down syndrome

Business lessons can be learnt via many of life’s personal experiences and previous commercial dealings.     Interesting, extremely thought-provoking, and moving circumstances can often throw us into turmoil, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.   Let’s face it, no-one wants to be faced with a challenge that can literally change… Read More

Day 17: Peter

Artist Peter Rowe says being connected to your community is very important. He shares what it has been like to stay connected this past year during COVID-19, and how he has continued to work on creative projects. Read More

Day 12: Sherrie

Sherrie lives in regional Queensland and is a very active member of her community. She loves being as independent as she can be, and shares how she has stayed connected to the people in her life over the last year. Read More

Proposed Changes to the NDIS

Do you want to understand more about the proposed changes to the NDIS? Just in case you haven’t had a spare day to read the 75 pages across the three consultation papers issued by the NDIA , Down Syndrome Queensland have pulled together what we consider to be some of… Read More

What’s New – Findings from the Down Syndrome Research Program

What’s New – Findings from the Down Syndrome Research Program at UQ (webinar) The Down Syndrome Research Program at The University of Queensland has been undertaking important work in the field of Down syndrome for over 40 years.  In celebration of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, the Research Program hosted this… Read More

Independent Assessments and the NDIS’ new Functional Capacity Framework

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

DSQ pilots an “Inclusive Community Sports Program” Across the State

Down Syndrome Queensland (DSQ) will develop, pilot and evaluate a social inclusion program and accompanying resource kit, that will increase opportunities for people with Down syndrome (DS) and their families to participate in sport and physical activity and increase community belonging. The program has been funded by the Australian Government’s… Read More