Down's Syndrome Scotland
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Press releases
- Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Roderick McIntosh Donnet
- 1 August 2007
- Public statement from Down's Syndrome Scotland on the outcome of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Roderick McIntosh Donnet in May 2003.
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- Down's Syndrome Awareness Week, 4-10 June 2007
- 31 May 2007
- Down's Syndrome Scotland are leading the way in tackling workplace discrimination by employing staff members who have Down's syndrome. The role of these new workers is to provide training about Down's syndrome to staff in shops and organisations across Scotland.
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- Down's Syndrome Scotland response to media reports about 'Ashley'
- 11 January 2007
- Doctors in the USA are keeping a nine year old girl with profound and multiple disabilities 'child sized' at her parents request. Down's Syndrome Scotland maintain that such action contravenes the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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- Down's Syndrome Scotland and Eastenders baby
- 15 September 2006
- Down's Syndrome Scotland supports the inclusion of a baby with Down's syndrome in the story line of Eastenders. The circumstances of the disclosure of Down's syndrome were not ideal and do not reflect Down's Syndrome Scotland's 'Recommendations for telling parents that their baby has Down's syndrome', however the situation and reaction of the parents is one that will be familiar to many families.
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- Down's Syndrome Awareness Week, 3-9 June 2006
- 29 May 2006
- Do you have questions about Down's syndrome? How can you explain to someone that they have Down's syndrome? Why are some people with Down's syndrome overweight? How can you help your child with Down's syndrome to learn maths? As part of Awareness Week 2006 Down's Syndrome Scotland have produced more resources in their acclaimed 'Let's talk about Down's syndrome' accessible range of material.
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- Abortion offered at 35 weeks
- 25 May 2006
- Statement by Down's Syndrome Scotland in response to abortion offered at 35 weeks after baby was found to have Down's syndrome.
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- Down's Syndrome Awareness Week, 4-10 June 2005
- 31 May 2005
- Down's Syndrome Scotland are aware that children with Down's syndrome have specific ways of learning and are launching a new booklet and CD-ROM for teachers and support staff in secondary schools during Down's Syndrome Awareness Week.
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- Jackie Baillie MSP to launch new website for Down's Syndrome Scotland
- February 2005
- Down's Syndrome Scotland and Jackie Baillie MSP launch new website and information leaflet to help provide advice, support and information to people with Down's syndrome, their families, carers, friends and a wide range of professionals. First Ambassadors for Down's Syndrome Scotland, Paula Sage and James Withers, introduced.
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- Supporting children with Down's syndrome Define Down's syndrome at school
- June 2004
- Down's Syndrome Scotland has launched a new resource pack for schools who are educating pupils with Down's syndrome.
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- Sex education - what sex education?
- May 2004
- How do young people with Down's syndrome find out about puberty? Define Puberty
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- Screening and testing for Down's syndrome
- May 2002
- Launch of a new booklet looking at screening and testing during pregnancy and also a general awareness raising poster.
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- Children with Down's syndrome are denied equal opportunities in Education
- January 2002
- Down's Syndrome Scotland joins the Down's Syndrome Association in England in calling for all Local Educational Authorities to provide the option for children with Down's syndrome to attend mainstream schools Define Mainstream school .
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- Landfill sites and Down's syndrome
- January 2002
- The report published in the Lancet on 24th January 2003 does not prove a conclusive link between landfill sites and babies being born with Down's syndrome.
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- Cosmetic surgery for children with Down's syndrome
- December 1998
- Down's Syndrome Scotland recognises the dilemma faced by parents of a child with Down's syndrome. However, most parents are not prepared to put their child through a general anaesthetic Define Anaesthetic and the pain of surgery simply for cosmetic reasons.
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