Scrapheap Adventure Ride 2013 - check out the photos!
Can we get married?
On ABC iView until 15th April.
UK documentary following a young couple with Down syndrome as they begin planning their wedding. Made in 2012. 38m 48s
iPad Basics 101 – Out of the Box Tips for Successful Implementation.
Katie Lyon, Spectronics. Posted 3rd April 2013.
A very useful (free) webinar. Investigate it whether you are a rank beginner or a relative amateur, and even if you will never use your iPad in a classroom - you will learn something useful!
A dose for Down Syndrome: cough mixture research tackles cognitive function,
The World Today (ABC Radio), 26th March 2013.
A group of researchers at Monash University are investigating whether an ingredient used in cough syrup improves cognitive function ... for people with Down Syndrome ... Interview with Prof Bob Davis, including comments from Catherine McAlpine, CEO of Down Syndrome Australia.
Does your child with Down syndrome need a sleep study?
Maureen Wallace, She Knows - Parenting, 13th March 2013
Most parents know the mixed feeling of relief and dread as the first light of morning creeps between the blinds after a sleepless night.Having a child with special needs can be particularly challenging, and sleep issues that are prevalent in children with Down syndrome can be elusive.Knowing what to look for is key. Maybe you’ve already noticed your child sleeping in strange, folded-over positions. Did you chuckle? Post it to Facebook? Marvel at the phenomenon that is low muscle tone? I did. And then I heard a sleep specialist speak to my local Down syndrome association.
A better night's sleep for Down's Syndrome children
itv Player, 13 March 2013
Short UK news report about sleep research in children with Down syndrome - a good overview of potential problems.
Short UK news report about sleep research in children with Down syndrome - a good overview of potential problems.
Rosa Monckton, (UK) Mail Online, 31st March 2013
My youngest daughter was being a little loud and over-excited on a commuter train recently. With the clatter of laptops and the annoying ‘tssst tssst’ of not-so-personal stereos filling the carriage, I’m surprised anyone noticed.But notice her someone did. A man got up from his seat, went over to Domenica and told her, quite loudly and aggressively, to be quiet as he was finding it impossible to work.
My youngest daughter was being a little loud and over-excited on a commuter train recently. With the clatter of laptops and the annoying ‘tssst tssst’ of not-so-personal stereos filling the carriage, I’m surprised anyone noticed.But notice her someone did. A man got up from his seat, went over to Domenica and told her, quite loudly and aggressively, to be quiet as he was finding it impossible to work.
Down Syndrome Education Conference videos now available
Videos of the Northeast Down Syndrome Education Conference, held in December2012, are now available online from the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. More than 400 people from 25 states and 6 countries attended, to hear speakers from Down Syndrome Education International. Now, for a limited time, the complete recordings of the conference, including all 6 keynotes and 18 hour-long workshops are available to access online (for a fee).
Parents of disabled want more flexibility to hysterectomy ban,
Rachel Browne, Sydney Morning Herald, 28th March 2013.
Parents of women with severe disabilities are being forced to take their daughters overseas for hysterectomies after their requests for the procedure were denied in Australia, a leading endocrinologist has told an inquiry into involuntary sterilisation ... The Australian Human Rights Commission recommends that sterilisation of children without their consent be criminalised along with the taking of a disabled child overseas with the intention of having them sterilised.
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