http://www.thejournal.ie/down-syndrome-sufferers-mother-hits-out-at-hse-1059105-Aug2013/

We are calling on the following people to help us out. Grandads, Grandmas, Mums Dads, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Brothers, Sisters, Friends

We have a granddad who will run the Dublin Marathon on Oct 28th this is KEVIN STYNES this is KEVINS 30th Marathon yes you read it right 30th marathon, he has been running the marathon in aid of Down Syndrome Dublin and Down Syndrome Ireland for the last 13 years since his granddaughter Rachel was born, this year all funds will to Down Syndrome Dublin , now what we need you to do is very simple

Can you sponsor this man or run with him if so let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This race is open to men and woman so no excuse needed, we will provide all our runners with t shirts and sponsor cards

We would like people to support KEVIN on the route and we will attach route so you have no excuse not to support such a great man , give him a cheer a wave and some encouragement

Many thanks
Debbie pakenham
Ds Dublin
0872393027

Down Syndrome Dublin .are proud to launch www.handsthattalk.ie it's a website conceived and  developed by Dpwn Syndrome Dublin to teach everyone to sign. The signs are perfomed by an animated character called Tizzie. We demonstrated hands that talk to teachers, speech and language therapists and parents at the educate conference this year and the feedback was extremely positive. The  signs are ISL and baby ISL:so that people can communicate with as many people as possible. We've included a feedback and voting system in the website so that people can tell us what features would be most useful for us to develop next, and the more support each idea has it more likely it is to get prioritised.

We would like to wish the best of luck to Greg Turley, Mark Turley, Niall Turley and Fergus Murphy, who are starting their Paris 2 Nice cycle Saturday 28th September They leave Paris in the  morning of 28th September and arrive in Nice on October 3rd. It's a 800km bike ride - and its tough. The four of them have raised a phenomenal amount of money for Down Syndrome Dublin. Thank you so much and good luck over the next few days 
Www.Paris2nice.com

Finian McGrath in a letter to the Times today, launches his Down Syndrome Equal Access Bill. Read the full text of the letter here

Click to see the DSI response to Ruairi Quinns refusal to reclassifty Down Syndrome as a low incidence disability

Tuesday - 20th July - Ruairi Quinn has refused to reclassify Down Syndrome as a low incidence disability for the allocation of resource hours, and referred back to the NCSE report.  So basically, we'll have to wait until the working group has finished its deliberations and a plan is put in place and executed. Can our children afford to wait that long - no sorry Minister!, we're moving to plan B.

A huge thank you to everyone who turned out for the protest at the Dail. Down Syndrome Ireland and Dublin were well represented, It's continued pressure that's going to win this fight to reverse cutbacks in SNA provision for all children who need them in this Country, so we'll be mounting more protests as budget time approaches. If you've got any ideas to make the next protest even more effective please contact us

Education Officer for Down Syndrome Ireland, Patricia Griffin, has strongly condemned today’s NCSE cuts, describing them as “utterly unacceptable”.