for families and for professionals. Enquiries: Siena O’Brien, phone: 9841 4411 or email: workshops@dsansw.org.au Both events will be he...

Please click here to make a donation to Down Syndrome NSW before 1st July, to help support people with Down syndrome and help us realise ou...

A number of State and Federal government bodies are currently conducting inquiries and consultations related to people with disabilities and...

Monday August 9 2010 Theaterette, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie St,  Sydney This seminar will showcase Homes West, Brisbane and My Pla...

Family Advocacy is offering a range of workshops for families over the next few months, including:   Let's get started... getting re...

The call for submissions for the Now I See book project are still open - contact the organisers now if you are interested in contributing: ...

This inquiry is a current Legislative Council inquiry conducted by the Social Issues Committee. This inquiry was proposed by Mr Ian Cohen on...

The Australian Government has asked the Productivity Commission to undertake a public inquiry into a long-term disability care and support s...

The cold darkness of the winter solstice this week drew me to the DVD section of the library. It's a perfect time to settle down to a go...

The media interest in Enabling Australia , the recently tabled report of the Inquiry into the Migration Treatment of People with Disability....

The podcast of yesterday's LifeMatters (ABC Radio National) discussion of   Enabling Australia ,  the report of the recent review of im...

The UK and Ireland Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group has recently revised its guidelines on  cervical spine instability (which in...

Adrienne Tunnicliffe's letter to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, published today, describes a too-familiar combination of cir...

Stronger Together: A new direction for disability services in NSW 2006-2016 is the NSW Government’s 10 year plan for disability services. ...

STRONGER TOGETHER 2 consultations – July dates for metropolitan and regional consultations. Minister Primrose’s office has advised the dat...

The report of the Australian Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Migration -  Immigration Treatment of Disability is scheduled to be ...

The increased incidence of dementia amongst older people with Down syndrome, and the challenges it poses,  was highlighted in an article by ...

The winners of the first DSA (UK) My Perspective photography competition were announced last night in London. The competition was open to p...

Children with Disability Australia (CDA)  is a newly launched national organisation (based in Melbourne) focusing on systemic advocacy for c...

Puberty and Special Girls by Rose Stewart, Heather Anderson & Fay Angelo, 2009, is the authors' second book for girls with specia...