Catching up ....

The past couple of weeks have involved quite a bit of travel around NSW, in order to present workshops and seminars to parents, teachers and disability services professionals in regional areas (Coffs Harbour which was very wet, and Dubbo, which wasn't), and to run some focus groups for our strategic planning process, with little ready access to blogging. So time for a catch up.

A second Young has a run on the 'G
You might have seen this story about Hawthorn player Clinton Young and his brother Lachlan, in either Sydney's Sun-Herald or Melbourne's Sunday Age yesterday. Emma Quayle's article about these down-to-earth siblings begins:

Clinton Young was six when his brother Lachlan was born with Down syndrome. He and his other brothers - Gavin, Jarrod and Mitchell - understood that the new arrival would consume much of their parents' attention and that life would change a little. But brothers are brothers, and getting a new one was good.

The original article is on Fairfax's "Real Footy" website, here.


The Right to an Ordinary Life
The transcript of Parliamentary Secretary for Disability, Bill Shorten's speech to the National Press Club, delivered on 1st April is now posted to his website, here. It is entitled "The Right to an Ordinary Life".


Actors with Down syndrome bringing 'Grease' to the stage
How much do you think this group of US actors who have Down syndrome are enjoying their roles in a production of Grease? We are confident that they already knew most of the words and dance moves, before rehearsals began .... The photos are fabulous.

Hope you've had a good break over Easter. We'll catch up a bit more tomorrow.