Down's Syndrome SE

23/03/2017

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39339338/downs-syndrome-teenager-addresses-the-un-in-geneva

A teenager with Down's syndrome has addressed the United Nations in Geneva to call for more equality.

27/11/2016

https://www.facebook.com/ParmoiOfficial/videos/1286477001398103/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

25/03/2015

https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/26748027/sri-lankan-girl-eliza-foneska-refused-visa-because-she-has-down-syndrome-says-family/

A Sri Lankan family who want to work in a Christian crisis centre in remote Australia say their daughter was refused a temporary visa because she has Down syndrome.

25/03/2015

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/downs-syndrome-hasnt-stopped-beautiful-5371782

If there's one thing that sets Caroline White's son apart from other kids, it's the fact that he's an ad star, not his condition

13/12/2014

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/community/their-voice-a-lesson-in-respectful-language/article_db2e3020-ae19-5e8f-8940-4f28abb837db.html
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“Rosa’s Law,” a federal law signed by President Barack Obama on Oct. 5, 2010 came after a two year battle to change the way the government looks at people with developmental disabilities. Rosa’s Law removed the terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” from federal health, education and labor policy and replaced them with “intellectual disability” in many areas of government.
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If you want proof that one person can make a difference, you only have to look to Rosa Marcellino. Rosa Marcellino is probably not a name you have heard of,

13/12/2014

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/adults-with-learningdisabilities-at-risk-of-abuse-say-charities-9909302.html

Thousands of people suffering from autism and learning disabilities are being locked up and receiving inappropriate or dangerous treatment when they should be cared for in the community, campaigners have warned.

11/10/2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/ovechkin-takes-superfan-on-date_n_5948412.html?&ir=Parents&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000041

For one young fan, this hockey player just proved that he's as much of a superstar off the ice as he is on. In early September, Ann Schaab, a fourth-grader from Maryland who has Down syndrome, attended an American Special Hockey Association skate ...

11/10/2014

Down's Syndrome Association

Why two US women are designing special clothing for people with Down's syndrome.

08/07/2014

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28196677

How one man with learning difficulties serves his local community

01/11/2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24755589

A blood test during pregnancy which can detect Down's syndrome in the developing foetus is to be trialled by the NHS.

26/09/2013

He’s only a little over a month old, but Prince George may have already learned his greatest lesson from his benevolent parents.

26/09/2013

Down's Syndrome Association - Helping people with Down's syndrome to live full and rewarding lives