Our projects
These are the projects that we are working on right now:
Health Equity
We are working with Humanity & Inclusion to find out more about health equity for people with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.
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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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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.
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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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Listen Include Respect
We are working with Inclusion International developing international guidelines so organisations can make their work inclusive.
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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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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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World Down Syndrome Awards
The World Down Syndrome Awards are given to projects, achievements, or practices that make the lives of people with Down...
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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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Inclusive employment webinars
We worked with 5 self-advocates with intellectual disabilities to develop and deliver webinars on best practices for inclusive employment of...
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Employment self-advocacy
We worked with our member organisations in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda to set up self-advocacy groups to speak...
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Kami
We have teamed up with creative agency Forsman & Bodenfors and global digital modelling agency The Diigitals to create the...
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Inclusive employment case study
We published a case study on best practices in the inclusive employment of persons with intellectual disabilities in Bangladesh.
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Inclusive participation with CAST
We are working with our UK member, the Down’s Syndrome Association, and our Ambassador Committee to explore solutions to the...
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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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