Music to my Ears
Christie Hoos, Down Syndrome Research Foundation (Vancouver), 17th December 2013
It projects across the room, flat and forced, more like yelling than singing. It’s a step, or two, behind the rest. A discordant echo chasing lyrics that roll off nimbler tongues with ease. It’s one of the most beautiful sounds in my world ...
Students with and without disability: it’s always better when we’re together
Kathy Cologon, The Conversation, 17th December 2013
... Genuine inclusive education can and does happen. But at the moment in Australia we do not have inclusive education for all students. Many students who experience disability continue to be denied equal access to inclusive education from early childhood through to adulthood ...
Mommy confession: I only see Down syndrome
Maureen Wallace, She Knows - Parenting, 17th December 2013
.. For some, the moment of actually “seeing” their child’s Down syndrome came when they had another child without Down syndrome. Suddenly, the differences popped out and they found themselves obsessing over what others could see and what others focused on.
The heartbreaker is that we all strive so hard to help society see past our child's extra chromosome. So what does it mean when suddenly it's all we can see? ...
All I want for Christmas is ...
Mommy confession: I only see Down syndrome
Maureen Wallace, She Knows - Parenting, 17th December 2013
.. For some, the moment of actually “seeing” their child’s Down syndrome came when they had another child without Down syndrome. Suddenly, the differences popped out and they found themselves obsessing over what others could see and what others focused on.
The heartbreaker is that we all strive so hard to help society see past our child's extra chromosome. So what does it mean when suddenly it's all we can see? ...
All I want for Christmas is ...
Paul, (Emily's Dad), Orange Juice Flavour Sky, 6th December 2013
I was sitting on the settee with Emily last week and I noticed she was writing for all she was worth – smoke bellowing from the tip of her pen as it screeched across the page, line after line after line of her notebook ...
Accessible Arts December 2013 eNewsletter
Human Rights Commission partners with global law firm DLA Piper to advance human rights
I was sitting on the settee with Emily last week and I noticed she was writing for all she was worth – smoke bellowing from the tip of her pen as it screeched across the page, line after line after line of her notebook ...
Accessible Arts December 2013 eNewsletter
Human Rights Commission partners with global law firm DLA Piper to advance human rights
Disability Rights Blog, 16th December 2013
Global business law firm DLA Piper has worked in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission to address issues facing people with disabilities wanting better access to Australia’s criminal justice system ...
Global business law firm DLA Piper has worked in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission to address issues facing people with disabilities wanting better access to Australia’s criminal justice system ...
- For something really good to look at read about, you can't go past one of our favourite websites discovered earlier this year, Oliver Hellowell. The photography is beautiful, and the story of a young man with Down syndrome honing his skill, developing his craft and art ,is well worth following. You might even want to own some of his work.
- The link about these excellent videos was posted just yesterday (twice) - we wouldn't want you to miss it ...
Living a Good Life - Personal Support Networks (6 videos, online) Southern Cross University, 2013 (Supported by a grant from the NDIS Practical Design Fund)In these six videos (about 15 minutes each) people with disabilities and their personal network members explain their experience of living a good life.
- Kathy Cologon's six-part series on Teaching reading to people with Down syndrome challenges myths and provides solutions for learning at all ages. It was published earlier in 2013.
- There are many links to timeless stories in our weekend reading and viewing lists. You can access all of 2013's Weekend reading and viewing lists via this link. If you want to go further back, the 2012 Weekend reading and viewing lists are here.
Happy reading, viewing and holidays.
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