UpsideDowns

"If disability is normalised, people can understand, help, and share."

Our board chair, Phil, has an awesome interview in the latest issue of Communication Matters, published by the New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association.

You can read it here:
www.speechtherapy.org.nz/resources-and-publications/publications/communicationmatters/

Our friends at the Wellington Down Syndrome Association have their AGM this Thursday.

Wellington families can come along to connect with the community and hear from guest speaker Libby, sharing her World Down Syndrome Day conference talk “It Takes a Village, Belonging is a Responsibility” and her whānau's journey.

Plus, coffee and dessert! ☕🧁

Event info:

Thursday 18 of June from 7:30 to 9:00pm

RSVP to: [email protected] to receive the address (a member’s home in Lower Hutt)

If you're supporting a primary schooler with Down syndrome, be sure to mark Auckland Down Syndrome Association's next Success in Schools workshop on your calendar!

This two-day online workshop is an amazing way to get valuable insights from all kinds of experts on how to enhance the education experience for kids who learn differently: https://adsa.org.nz/home-2/success-in-school-course/