14. World Down Syndrome Congress Dubai 2021
Virtual Congress, 18-20 Nov, 2021 Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Crown Prince Of Dubai Chairman of The Executive Council, Emirates Down Syndrome Association is hosting the World Down Syndrome Congress (WDSC) 2021, which will be held virtually in November 2021. This is the first event of its kind […]
AIPD presents “The album for workers with Down syndrome 1992–2020”
In 1992, the Italian Association of people with Down Syndrome (AIPD) placed the first person with Down syndrome in a workplace.Today there are 175 employees with a permanent contract in the AIPD network. Rome, 29 April 2021 – “I’ve got it, I’ve got it, I miss it”. Many workers with Down syndrome have a job […]
The Hiring Chain
Today we want to share something very special with you! Performed by 17-time Grammy award winning artist Sting, we are delighted to announce the launch of “The Hiring Chain”, a new international communication campaign from CoorDown. Please watch this video and share it far and wide: #HiringChain sends the message to employers all over the […]
DSA – Celebrating 50th anniversary!
The Down Syndrome Association (DSA) in the United Kingdom celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2020. One of the activities during that year was to collect life stories of people with Down-Syndrome, who also had their 50th birthday in 2020. Celebrating our 50th anniversary In the last 50 years, people with Down’s syndrome have made amazing […]
Covid-19 and Down syndrome T21RS Survey, Report October 22, 2020
The Trisomy 21 Research Society has published a new research conducted by the T21RS to examine the risk of individuals with Down syndrome who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. This work has been developed and undertaken by the T21RS COVID-19 taskforce, and supported by many stakeholder groups. The report contains information on symptoms, risk factors […]
T21RS Covid-19 Survey, may 27, 2020
The COVID-19 Survey Report May 2020, of the Trisomy 21 Research Society (T21RS) is available for download here (PDF).
Who is Who? – DOWN ESPAÑA’s campaign for inclusive education
Down España invited children to draw their classmates. Then some mums and dads were asked to play a game. Could they identify who is who? This campaign shows that between children, differences don’t exist. This is DOWN ESPAÑA’s campaign for inclusive education.https://youtu.be/sreewbYaGrA Nearly 50 televisions support the ‘Who’s Who?’ campaign. The emotive spot created to […]
“Invite an Expert” – Kosovo 2019
As part of the “Invite an Expert” EDSA program, the Down Syndrome Association in Kosovo asked for support for a 3-day seminar Report by Cora Halder Down Syndrome Kosova (DSK) had organized the seminars in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The project was financially supported by the “Safe the Children” organization (rent location, simultaneous […]
14th colloquium on Trisomie 21 on the 14th World Down Syndrome Day
Trisomy 21: living better Evolution of the medico-social sector, inclusion and autonomy The french organization AFRT and the national and local associations AAPAI49, AMIPI, AAPEI49, Autism 49, HandiCap’ ANJOU organize in Angers the 14th colloquium of the World Trisomy Day 21 from 21 to 23 March 2019. Topics are: Genetics and intellectual disability, living with […]
EDSA-Seminar on Job Inclusion
After the presentation of the results of the survey on job inclusion in Europe the seminar program went on with ca. 10 presentations on job inclusion from different countries. A short summary can be found here. Experiences from Italy Anna Contardi from AIPD in Rome, presented Italian experiences. Today about 25,000 adults live with DS […]
