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GLOBAL GLEANINGS - DOWN SYNDROME INTERNATIONAL

· WHAT IS GLOBAL GLEANINGS - DSI?

Items of interest to those living with Down syndrome (DS) or those supporting and caring for those with DS, gathered from all around the world:

news bytes, article taste bites, full text of key articles, video or sound bites, web links, jottings, accumulated wisdom from the Board members, and a gathering of brief items submitted by members for broader circulation.

WHO CONTRIBUTES TO IT?

Andrew Boys, Director, Down Syndrome International

Email: andrew.boys@ds-int.org

Penny Robertson, Chairperson, Down Syndrome International

Email: robjkta@gmail.com

Members of Down Syndrome International

Guest journalists

You Dear Reader

HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE?

Simply e-mail Alison McCallum Email: mccallumalison8@gmail.com

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS?

Please submit your contributions by the third Sunday of every month to allow time for fact checking, and any appropriate approvals before final editing.

WHEN WILL CONTRIBUTIONS "GO LIVE"?

Collated contributions will be posted on the first Sunday of the following month.

WHERE CAN I MEET FACE TO FACE?

Join us at the annual conference held on World Down Syndrome Day on the 21st of March each year.

HOW ELSE CAN I KEEP UP TO DATE?

Go to our web site: www.ds-int.org

Become a fan on Facebook "Down Syndrome International": http://www.facebook.com/pages/Down-Syndrome-International/136861503050220

Follow us on Twitter @DSiupdate: here is a sample "tweet" http://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/content/dsi-and-wdsd-2012

21 March 2012 marked the 7th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day and for the first time in 2012 this day was officially observed by the United Nations. .The celebrations were unprecedented and on a truly global scale and we hope that people with Down syndrome, their families, friends and everyone who works and lives with them were able to share our message of inclusion and participation in society with as many people as possible, while enjoying your events and activities.

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Thursday, 10 May 2012

ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME INTERNATIONAL (DSI)
  • WHAT IS DSI?
DSI is an international charity committed to ensuring quality of life and human rights for all people with Down Syndrome (DS). Formed to foster improvements in the lives of those with DS and the lives of those who support and care for those with DS, via better access to:
- advocacy, 
- advice 
- information. 


Among its goals are 
- enriched education and 
- improved employment, 
- better access to political, social, educational, and support services
- healthier emotional, psychological and medical outcomes 
- encouragement of cutting edge research in all aspects of  living with DS. 





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