Tuesday, 31 March 2009

"Struggle to Care" now online

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The article "The Struggle to Care" from the Weekend Australian Magazine 28th -29th March has now been posted to The Australian...

New Directions for Respite Services: new DADHC discussion paper

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The Respite Directorate of the NSW Dept of Ageing, Disability and Home Care has released: New Directions for Disability Respite Services in ...
Sunday, 29 March 2009

"Developing Personalised and Creative Community Living Options": seminar

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The Centre for Developmental Disability Studies (University of Sydney) is pleased to sponsor a visit by Eddie Bartnik , one of Australian...

Disabled workers at risk of losing jobs in Australia

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We know that the economic crisis is biting deep throughout our communities. The Sun-Herald today reports on its effects in supported busine...

NZ World Down Syndrome Day Awards

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New Zealanders have adopted the tea party as a means of marking World Down Syndrome Day in local communities. The Manawatu Standard repor...
Saturday, 28 March 2009

"The Struggle for Care": Weekend Australian Magazine

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This week's edition of the Weekend Australian Magazine (28 - 29th March2009) includes a major feature by Sue Corrigan , "The Stru...

Who wants to know about Down syndrome?

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A Learning Links workshop, for families and professionals. This is a practical yet thought provoking workshop which aims to challenge perce...

Film-making opportunity, with Accessible Arts and Genevieve Clay

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Accessible Arts and filmmaker Genevieve Clay are looking for people who identify as having adisability to assist & be mentored on a ra...
Friday, 27 March 2009

NIDA: Drama for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities

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Weekly classes NIDA offers weekly drama classes for young people with intellectual disabilities. Term 2 will advance physical theatre skills...

Music Pathways for People with a Disability in NSW

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Accessible Arts NSW is conducting an information-gathering exercise on existing provision of music pathways for people with a disability i...
Thursday, 26 March 2009

Library Thursdays: Fasten Your Seatbelt

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Fasten Your Seatbelt: a crash course on Down syndrome for brothers and sisters by Brian G. Skotko and Susan P. Levine, a new book in our li...
Wednesday, 25 March 2009

National Disability Strategy: NCID submission

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The National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID) has made its submission to the National Disability Strategy available here to down...
Tuesday, 24 March 2009

T 4 321 first photos

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The photos are starting to filter in from World Down Syndrome Day events across NSW. About 40 people attended Helen's T 4321 in the Blue...
Sunday, 22 March 2009

Strength from a song ....

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A lovely short article by British mother, Heidi Reid , was published on World Down Syndrome Day (yesterday) in the Family Life section of ...

Down Syndrome Global Education Fund launched

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PORTSMOUTH, UK - On World Down Syndrome Day 2009 , Down Syndrome Education International has launched a new Global Education Fund to impro...

Obama "joke" about Special Olympics is just not funny

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It's been on TV news and in newspapers all around the world, so you probably know that US President Obama made a flippant "aside...
Saturday, 21 March 2009

Let's celebrate!

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We wish you a joyful World Down Syndrome Day. Tell the person in your life who has Down syndrome how much they mean to you. Events around N...
Friday, 20 March 2009

Low cost PC's for all Centrelink Concession Card Holders

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Posted on the IDEAS blog this week: A low cost PC is now within reach of Centrelink customers through a partnership between Centrelink and...
Thursday, 19 March 2009

Library Thursdays: Offense Taken DVD and The Are Word

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Sadly, it is not uncommon in a high school or around a group of children to hear the "R" word used. These youth generally have no ...

Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day : 21st March

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Events to celebrate the lives of people with Down syndrome that we know and love are planned throughout NSW, on World Down Syndrome Day this...