Position Statements

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Advocacy Platform

Down Syndrome Australia is often asked about its position on popular and, sometimes, controversial issues. We have a number of Position Statements which tell everyone what we think about some of these issues. These will be added to over time.

Our Position Statements outline our opinion in relation to a key issue and the changes we are asking for. Our Position Papers provide a more detailed analysis and background to our Position Statements.

With Us Not For Us: Advocacy Asks

Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s Advocacy framework:

Advocacy Asks (PDF)
Advocacy Asks (Easy Read)

Employment

Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on employment:

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Education

Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on education:

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Prenatal Testing

Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on prenatal testing:

Prenatal Support

Supported Decision Making

Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on supported decision making:

Migration

Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on migration:

Position on Migration (PDF)
Position on Migration (Word)
Position on Migration in Plain English (Word)

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Position Statements

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Down Syndrome Australia wrote a paper in 2019 called ‘Leave No-one Behind’.

It is about the main problems for Australians with Down syndrome and their families.

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Down Syndrome Australia wrote it so that politicians could understand the problems.

The paper says what the government should do to fix the problems so that people with Down syndrome aren’t worse off than other people.

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Down Syndrome Australia also wrote some position statements about the problems.

These are papers that explain Down Syndrome Australia’s point of view.

There are position statements about prenatal testing, education, employment and migration.

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You can read ‘Leave No-one Behind’ and some of the Position Statements in Easy Read.

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Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on prenatal testing.

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Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on Education.

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Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on Employment.

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Here is Down Syndrome Australia’s position on Migration.