Building and leading partnerships

We build and lead partnerships with important people, groups and organisations.

We can make bigger changes to the world if we work together with other people, groups and organisations.

We work together with the people, groups and organisations that our network needs to change the world.

This is often called a partnership.

Our work that is related to this approach:

Health Equity

We are working with Humanity & Inclusion to find out more about health equity for people with Down syndrome and...

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Bridge training review

We are supporting self-advocates to improve Bridge training - a program that helps advocates speak up for the rights of...

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International advocacy

We take part in important global events and activities to help raise awareness about Down syndrome.

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Listen Include Respect – UK

We are training self-advocates with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities, to become consultants on inclusive organisations.

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Inclusive education: a pilot study in the UK

The Down’s Syndrome Association and Down's Syndrome Scotland developed and ran a UK-wide research & advocacy project on ‘Inclusive Education’,...

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Listen Include Respect

We are working with Inclusion International developing international guidelines so organisations can make their work inclusive.

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Legal capacity and supported decision making

For World Down Syndrome Day 2023, the Down Syndrome International network campaigned for the right to legal capacity, supported decision-making...

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Cardiac consensus statement

We worked with international clinical experts on cardiac disease to create an up-to-date review and expert consensus document on cardiac...

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Education guidelines

We worked with experts to create International Guidelines for the Education of Learners with Down Syndrome.

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COVID-19 response

Our network worked together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and support our members and the global Down syndrome community.

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Discover the other approaches that we use to make change:

Developing and sharing evidence

We develop and share evidence, stories and examples of inclusion of people with Down syndrome.

Empowering people to speak up

We empower people with Down syndrome and their families to speak up for their human rights.

Supporting organisations

We support Down syndrome organisations to become stronger and more inclusive.

Coordinating advocacy

We coordinate advocacy for the human rights of persons with Down syndrome.

Our strategy.

Our strategy guides everything that we do to achieve our vision of a better world where all people with Down syndrome are fully included in society.

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