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Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Written by Colin Quemby
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Local groups, Worthing KiDS and Dapper Snappers, invite members and friends to their Information Day on Saturday 25 February 2012, 9 am - 4.15 pm, at Oakgrove School, Worthing.
The morning will be about support and service available in the area, including a Benefits adviser, parent partnership, NHS continuing care, Portage and many more.
The afternoon will be split into two rooms. In one, the Down’s Syndrome Association is giving talks on puberty, secondary education and new work opportunities. In the other room, for parents of younger children, there are talks on speech therapy, education and behaviour.
Lunch and afternoon cakes are included and being provided by a local Italian restaurant who have just had their own lovely little baby boy with DS. There will be tables displaying information and packs to take home.
Cost to members will be £10 and to non-members £20. Contact Lydia Wilson on
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as there could be an early bird discount. |
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Written by Colin Quemby
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Saturday 12 May 2012 at Ruxley, Ewell
We have two excellent speakers:
At 10 am Mrs. Ruth Keighley will guide us on creating Wills & Trusts when there is a member of the family with a learning difficulty or disability. Mrs. Keighley makes her talk lively and interesting but also shows how complicated safeguarding any money intended for a person with a disability can be. She will be happy to answer questions either generally or one-to-one after lunch.
A member of the Down’s Syndrome Medical Interest Group, Dr. Rebecca Ferris, will be pleased to join us at 11.15. She will explain some of the health problems which parents may encounter when bringing up a child with Down’s syndrome and will then take questions until 12.30. Questions may be sent beforehand to
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At 12.30 trustees will give you a brief run down on the year’s activities and welcome your input on plans and ideas for the coming months. Please consider volunteering to help with ensuring dsOK continues to provide information and support for our members now and into the future.
Our programme will be posted to members and placed on the website in early April. Please book in advance especially if you would like to join us for lunch. It is hoped many members and friends will stay to meet and chat for a while after lunch. There will be space and some supervision for children. If you are not able to make other arrangements, please bring an activity which your child/children can share with others. |
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Thursday, 12 August 2010
Written by Jason Vine
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You may have noticed in dsOK news no. 25, an article relating to easy2name and their range of naming labels.
Unfortunately, we did not have a sufficient quantity of order forms to include one in every newsletter, but you can place an order online and easy2name will still donate a commission to us.
When you proceed to the checkout, just select "DOWN SYNDROME OK KT4" as the Fundraising Group, and 20% of the order value will be donated to downsyndrome OK. |
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Monday, 11 July 2011
Written by Paul Everington
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Carers Direct is a national information, advice and support service for carers in England. Available online at www.nhs.uk/carersdirect and as a free, confidential helpline seven days a week on 0808 802 0202, it provides accurate, relevant information for carers and those who support them.
For further information, please see carers direct overview.pdf in the 'Other Resources' section of the download area |
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