In the news this week ...

A small collection of international news from this week's media, directly and indirectly related to people with Down syndrome:

(Bangalore) student saves 28 patients in Nepal

Nikhil Gangadhar, Deccan Herald (India), 27th April 2015
If one were to be hit by an earthquake, his foremost concern would be to escape unhurt and come out alive. However, this student from (Bangalore), placed the lives of 28 patients (with) Down Syndrome before his own. Chirag Charles, a degree student from St Joseph’s College of Arts and Science, who was stranded in Kathmandu when the deadly quake hit Nepal on Saturday, has managed to save the lives of Down Syndrome patients ...

From People with Disability (Australia), on the Nepal Earthquake, 30th April 2015:

Our thoughts are with all those affected by the recent earthquake in Nepal. Nepal's National Federation of the Disabled (NFDN) has released this article urging everyone involved in rescue and reconstruction to be inclusive in their approach and consider the needs of people with disability. You can read more by clicking this link

Immigration Minister indicates boy with autism will be allowed to stay in Australia
Dan Conifer, ABC News, 28th April 2015
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton looks set to allow a 10-year-old boy with autism to remain in Australia ...

Fight to get refugees living with a disability out of immigration detention centres

Sarah Sharples, Inner West Courier, 29th April 2015

... there were 28 kids with a disability that were listed in that report and had been there on average for 11 months ... mandatory detention and detaining people with really complex needs is really unsafe and if we’re going to delay processing them then there are ongoing consequences, particularly for children if they are developmentally delayed, then they will regress ...

Update on baby Gammy, in Thailand
Hands Across the Water (on Facebook), 27th April 2015
It has been a while since we have provided an update on Gammy but that is because life is pretty normal for him these days which is a great thing. He is 16 months old now and has four teeth and you can see from the video he is looking incredibly healthy and happy ...