Saturday, 24 November 2012

Weekend reading, listening and viewing 24th - 25th November


Never stop drawing, Digby Webster, Don't DIS myABILITY blog, 23rd November 2012

Things that you need to know about college, Matthew, VATTA (Voices at the Table Advocacy) blog, 21st November 2012. This blog is written by the VATTA Committee, a group of self-advocates that is part of the Canadian Down Syndrome Society.

Why Inclusion Benefits ALL Kids in the Classroom! Podcast inteview with Sean Adelman - Inclusive Classroom , 16th November 2012

5 Ways to Support Your Child’s Literacy Development at Home, Sheryl Knapp, Open Books, Open Doors (teaching reading to children with Down syndrome) blog, 3rd September 2012

Creating A Meaningful Life for Jackson , Sally Richards, TedX Canberra, (13m 31s video) 8th September 2012

Sex, love and disability, Alecia Simmonds, Sydney Morning Herald, 19th November 2012

NDIS Feedback: Eligibility and reasonable and necessary support: ASID response, The Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability has issued a response to the issue of reasonable and necessary support required of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The society has issues with some of the eligibility criteria.


Would I want my daughter 'cured'? The dilemma of a father whose child has Down's Syndrome, Dominic Lawson, The Independent (UK), 19th November 2012. A medical breakthrough presents startling potential but ethical challenges. Read about the research referred to in this post.

Disabled workers challenge naive employers, Rachel Brown, Sydney Morning Herald, 21st November 2012

Beyond the Face,  La Fundación Síndrome de Down de Madrid. A gallery of photos from the unveiling of an exhibition in Madrid earlier this month (showing until 10th December). The billboard sized pictures form an avenue of very stylish portraits of people with Down syndrome. Click on the first photo to start a slide show of larger images from the album.

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