Overview
We are the National peak organisation for people living with Down syndrome and their families.
People with Down syndrome are at the centre of all the work that we do.
We work with the Down Syndrome Advisory network to get their ideas and suggestions about our work.
We work to create change in social and public policy.
We want to make sure people understand the experiences of people with Down syndrome and their families. All our work is informed by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
We work together with state and territory organisations to achieve our vision.
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Our Vision
People living with Down syndrome are valued and have full access to social and economic inclusion in order to achieve their full potential.
Down Syndrome Australia
Down Syndrome Australia is the national peak organisation for people with Down syndrome in Australia.
This means bringing together and working with the other Down syndrome associations around the country.
People with Down syndrome are at the centre of all the work we do.
We work with the Down Syndrome Advisory Network (DSAN). This is a group of people with Down syndrome who give us their ideas and suggestions about our work.
We want to make sure people understand the experiences of people with Down syndrome and their families.
Our work helps the government and the community to make changes that help people with Down syndrome.
We use the United Nations Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities to guide us in our work. This tells us all about the rights of people with disabilities.
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I would like the terms of disability, disorder and abnormalities to be flipped into positive and productive words and communication, advocacy to occur in an authentic and engaging manner. Educating communities that human beings of all abilities, experience varying needs in some unique way, I feel is the key. After all, we all experience and display varying needs, each and every day, in some way, we are human. Varying challenges and the likes is ok, we are all unique and are our own person, in our own right, we are individuals. Let's help break the stigma and help breakdown what being a human being entails in 2020!
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Get In Touch
Down Syndrome Australia
18/71 Victoria Crescent, Abbotsford VIC 3067
1300 344 954
Media enquiries media@downsyndrome.org.au
Pre-natal and New Families
1300 881 935
Contact your state or territory Down Syndrome Association to speak to a parent of a child with Down syndrome.