{"id":955,"date":"2020-04-22T14:01:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=955"},"modified":"2020-05-23T11:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T01:38:29","slug":"technology","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/issue\/technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The April issue of Voice coincides with the launch of two major projects for DSA: The new website that joins the separate state and territory websites into a new national information portal and the Ask About Down Syndrome app which is an extension of the Community Inclusion Toolkit developed by DSA in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, our focus for this issue is all the ways technology can assist the Down syndrome community and challenge it at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s also great stories of how assistive technology and augmented communication devices can change the lives for people with complex physical and communication needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus lots more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"1382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/table-of-contents.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-958\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"featured-pages-block breakout\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-12\">\n            <h2 class=\"state-landing-heading text-center mb-8\">Like, Share and Comment on these articles from the current issue:<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center\">\n                            <li class=\"featured-page-item col-6 col-xl-3 mb-8\">\n                    <a class=\"featured-page-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/2020\/04\/22\/new-national-website-and-app\/\">\n                        <picture>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"featured-page-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/new-national-website-app-400x400.jpeg\" alt=\"New national website and app thumbnail.\">\n                        <\/picture>\n                        <div class=\"featured-page-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"featured-page-heading\">New national website and app<\/h3>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"featured-page-item col-6 col-xl-3 mb-8\">\n                    <a class=\"featured-page-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/2020\/04\/22\/telling-our-story-at-the-royal-commission\/\">\n                        <picture>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"featured-page-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/women-holding-childs-hand-400x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Telling our story at the Royal Commission thumbnail.\">\n                        <\/picture>\n                        <div class=\"featured-page-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"featured-page-heading\">Telling our story at the Royal Commission<\/h3>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"featured-page-item col-6 col-xl-3 mb-8\">\n                    <a class=\"featured-page-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/2020\/04\/22\/more-thought-needed-on-prenatal-screening\/\">\n                        <picture>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"featured-page-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/doctors-equiptment-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"More thought needed on prenatal screening thumbnail.\">\n                        <\/picture>\n                        <div class=\"featured-page-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"featured-page-heading\">More thought needed on prenatal screening<\/h3>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"featured-page-item col-6 col-xl-3 mb-8\">\n                    <a class=\"featured-page-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/2020\/04\/22\/i-do-have-rights-to-stand-up\/\">\n                        <picture>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"featured-page-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/woman-using-phone-400x400.jpeg\" alt=\"&#8220;I do have rights to stand up&#8221; thumbnail.\">\n                        <\/picture>\n                        <div class=\"featured-page-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"featured-page-heading\">&#8220;I do have rights to stand up&#8221;<\/h3>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The April issue of Voice coincides with the launch of two major projects for DSA: The new website that joins the separate state and territory websites into a new national information portal and the Ask About Down Syndrome app which is an extension of the Community Inclusion Toolkit developed by DSA in 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