Bridge training review
We are supporting self-advocates to improve Bridge training – a program that helps advocates speak up for the rights of people with disabilities.
Ambassadors
We work with a team of Ambassadors who guide our work and give us feedback.
International advocacy
We take part in important global events and activities to help raise awareness about Down syndrome.
Self advocacy
We work with national organisations to develop self-advocacy in their countries and we support self-advocates directly to advocate for their rights at important global events.
Listen Include Respect – UK
We are training self-advocates with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities, to become consultants on inclusive organisations.
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’, what it means and how it can be implemented.
Listen Include Respect
We are working with Inclusion International developing international guidelines so organisations can make their work inclusive.
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 and easy-to-understand communication.
Inclusive employment webinars
We worked with 5 self-advocates with intellectual disabilities to develop and deliver webinars on best practices for inclusive employment of persons with intellectual disabilities.
Employment self-advocacy
We worked with our member organisations in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda to set up self-advocacy groups to speak up for inclusive employment.