by Lynn Murray | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Heidi Crowter, a 24-year-old woman from Coventry who has Down’s syndrome, has joined forces with Máire Lea-Wilson from Brentford, West London, whose eleven month-old son Aidan has Down’s syndrome, and have launched a landmark case against the UK Government over the...
by Lynn Murray | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Advertising Standards Authority ruled in January 2020 that ads from some providers of the latest Down’s syndrome screening test, the Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT), were “misleading because they were likely to exaggerate to consumers the accuracy...
by Lynn Murray | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
A new report calls for cultural changes to end systemic discrimination towards parents expecting a baby with Down’s syndrome Positive about Down syndrome (PADS) has today shared a report with MPs highlighting the ongoing systemic discrimination towards expectant...
by Lynn Murray | Oct 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Press release for immediate release Sinn Féin and DUP: Don’t bring disability-selective abortion to Northern Ireland say 500 people with Down’s syndrome and their families People with Down’s syndrome and their families have signed an open letter to Sinn Féin and DUP...
by Lynn Murray | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
People with Down’s syndrome and their families have signed an open letter to Theresa May opposing the Government’s plans to draft secondary legislation that would introduce abortion for Down’s syndrome to Northern Ireland. This major law change would introduce...
by Lynn Murray | May 19, 2019 | Media, Uncategorized
As a society, we’re sensitive about the language we use about minority groups. So, this new poster, designed by Speech and Language Therapist Colette Lloyd, may be helpful for professionals who want to be sure that they’re getting it right when...
