DSWA’s CEO, Cassandra Hughes, joined Lena Constantine from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA for their Ability Link webinar – Let’s talk about intellectual disabilities. Watch the webinar at https://vimeo.com/1083777315?share=copy And read more about the pilot program at https://cciwa.com/resource-centre/disability-employment/… Read More
WA Disability Support Awards Last night, at the WA Disability Support Awards, DSWA had an outstanding night with four nominations, three were finalists in the categories – Excellence in Employment, Emerging Leader and Outstanding Leader and two were category winners.A huge congratulations to Nikki Schwagermann who won the Emerging… Read More
DSWA First East Playgroup! DSWA held our first East Playgroup today thanks to a community grant from the City of Belmont. These 5 gorgeous kiddos and their families came together for some singing, dancing, morning tea, crafts and meeting new friends. We look forward… Read More
DSWA Beyond Labels Podcast Our CEO, Cassandra Hughes, joined Blooming Supports on their Beyond Labels podcast to discuss advocacy, support and creating opportunities for greater inclusion, independence, and belonging.Listen to the podcast atFacebook: https://lnkd.in/geQ9t6u8YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gHUJDhHqOr find the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Amazon… Read More
DSWA Midwest Outreach Catchup Over the Easter weekend, the Midwest Region hosted a wonderful morning tea picnic under the beautiful Geraldton sun. Nikki (DSWA Senior Coordinator) and Emily (Midwest Regional Representative) were joined by 28 attendees for a relaxed and joyful catch-up. It was a fantastic opportunity for families… Read More
DSWA E-News April 2025 Check your inbox our April E-news is out now! Keep up to date with everything happening at DSWA by subscribing here https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/get-involved/subscribe-to-voice-and-newsletters or email us at admin@downsyndromewa.org.au… Read More
DSWA Keyword Sign Workshops We are pleased to offer two Key Word Sign Workshops this year; the first of which is taking place May 28th. This introductory key word sign course will teach you about the principles of key word sign and gesture, who it can be used with… Read More
What’s On at DSWA For details of the events below see our e-News (https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/wa/news-and-events/down-syndrome-wa-newsletters/), go to our Events (https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/wa/news-and-events/events/) page or contact us – admin@downsyndromewa.org.au… Read More
DSWA The Life Skills Lab Forum NOW OPEN – Registrations for The Life Skills Lab Forum! DSWA proudly presents its first “The Life Skills Lab Forum”! The forum will focus on Empowering Pathways to Independent Lives. The team has heard from its members and their parents/guardians through surveys that… Read More
DSWA East Metro Playgroup 4th December Down Syndrome Western Australia (DSWA) welcomes families and carers with a child with Down syndrome aged between 0 and 5 years to our East Metro playgroup. DSWA East Metro Playgroup runs during school term. All our coordinators and assistants are mothers of children… Read More
DSWA East Metro Playgroup 6th November Down Syndrome Western Australia (DSWA) welcomes families and carers with a child with Down syndrome aged between 0 and 5 years to our East Metro playgroup. DSWA East Metro Playgroup runs during school term. All our coordinators and assistants are mothers of children… Read More
DSWA East Metro Playgroup 16th October Down Syndrome Western Australia (DSWA) welcomes families and carers with a child with Down syndrome aged between 0 and 5 years to our East Metro playgroup. DSWA East Metro Playgroup runs during school term. All our coordinators and assistants are mothers of children… Read More
