We were delighted that Christie’s exhibited photographs from our My Perspective 2024 competition during Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week and World Down Syndrome Day. A big thank you to Toby Monk, Gracie Bloom, and Thomas Richardson for all their hard work in bringing...
Joe has made an impressive start in his new role at DHL North Wales. He completed his training last month with an outstanding 100% pass rate. With the support of his buddy, Trish, and training lead Joy, Joe is settling in well and gaining confidence in his new...
We are honoured to announce that the National Lottery Community Fund has awarded funding to DSA for three years! We are grateful to the National Lottery for awarding three years' funding for our WorkFit programme, which means that hundreds more people who have Down’s...
In November, we attended the BASE Awards 2024, celebrating and recognising excellence in supported employment, with a standout moment being Severn Trent winning the Large Employer Award. The award was presented to Josie, Ian, and Ed, a Severn Trent...
At the start of October, South Manchester WorkFit Liaison Officer Lucy and North West WorkFit Officer Molly visited Ivy Café in Cheadle to deliver a presentation about the WorkFit programme. They provided an overview to parents and young adults from the South...
At our national office in Langdon Down Centre at the beginning of September, we had a positive meeting with Gillian Bird, our services director at DSA, our local MP, Munira Wilson, and one of our WorkFit candidates, Celia, to discuss DSA work and priorities, including...
Sarah and Roy, our WorkFit officers, attended the Green Leaders event last week at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bath, an initiative from Axiom Hospitality. The event gathered around 60 people from different hotel chains nationwide and featured various guest speakers....
The Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) is thrilled to announce on His Majesty the King’s Birthday Honours List that Carol Boys, Chief Executive,was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of services for special educational needs and...
WorkFit Officer, Lydia was invited by Hilton to speak on a panel discussion at The Institute of Travel Management’s 2024 conference hosted by DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole. WorkFit discussed with Hilton and Aurora Foxes how businesses in the travel industry...
Since October 2023, Movianto has been proudly raising funds for the DSA, and we're thrilled to announce that their efforts have resulted in an impressive £3,149 raised through the sale of Stand Out Socks! We're also excited to share the news of Joshua's recent journey...