Thanks to NSW CID for posting the link to this Easy English guide to cleaning up after a storm, prepared by the Australian Red Cross - it m...

Some years ago, Special Olympics produced one of the best short promotional videos ever, just before a World Games. And now they have done i...

The whisper campaign Kaari Wagner-Peck, A Typical Son , 27 May 2016 ... I turned to Thorin: “She has four people with Down syndrome in...

The New South Wales Creative Achievement Awards  are a NSW Government initiative to recognise outstanding achievements that raise the globa...

IASSIDD (International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) is the first and only world-...

Nominations for the 2016 NSW Carers Awards are now open: The NSW Carers Awards recognise the contribution unpaid carers make in our c...

NSW Council on Intellectual Disability e-news , May 2016 People with Disability Australia (PWD) will be running a focus group in  Sydney  t...

Lines of Inquiry , June 2016 Newsletter, Centre for Applied Disability Research Research on experiences with mental health and challeng...

Australian Electoral Commission resources The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has developed easy read guides for the upcoming elec...

Transfer of NSW government disability services to the non-government sector NSW Council on Intellectual Disability,  30 May 2016 NSW CID ...

New resource in 'Breaking Bad News' portfolio New guidelines have been released on the UK Breaking Bad News website, on talking ab...

Speed of Life: review Dee Jefferson,  Timeout Sydney , 27 May 2016 ... The imagery in the show ranges from the epic (constellations, ocean...

There is no shortage of discussion about how students with disabilities should be educated. Half way through the school year is  good time t...

Nothing has changed about Down syndrome, except how the world treats those with it Mark Leach, Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing, 19 May...

Lots of activity in the arts: Actress Jamie Brewer advocates for increased diversity and inclusion in film and television Monique Shafte...

It is estimated that 7 - 10% of people with Down syndrome also have autism: How to survive a dual diagnosis Jerry Davich, Chicago Paren...

( Massachusetts General Hospital) MGH to build Down syndrome portal Lindsay Kalter Boston Herald ,  21May 2016 Massachusetts General...

Old-fashioned Gold Coast coming-of-age ceremony still a hit for Queenslanders with disabilities Tom Forbes, ABC News , 21 May 2016 ... ...

More disability, arts and media news, firstly from Nathan Basha - be quick, the audio file is available only for 7 days. The interview runs...

RUCKUS Ensemble has had some well-deserved press this week, in the lead up to the debut of their latest production, Speed of Life  tomorrow ...