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Inclusion: Give people a chance and watch them shine

Today we continue our WDSD 2022 series of blogs written by our members about what inclusion means to them. Julie Fisher writes about her experiences with her son, Darcy. You can watch Julie’s recent Ted talk about Inclusion here Inclusion is a very broad topic, and many have different ideas of what it means to Read more about Inclusion: Give people a chance and watch them shine[…]

Congenital Heart Disease: Kirsty’s story

This week is Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week. Today we are sharing Kirsty’s story. Many thanks to her mum Janet for sharing this with us. ‘Kirsty was born in summer 2001. When I was 24 weeks pregnant, an ultrasound scan showed Kirsty had a congenital heart abnormality. We were told she had a Ventricular Septal Defect (a Read more about Congenital Heart Disease: Kirsty’s story[…]

We are still only beginning to realise what a gift people with Down syndrome are to the world

Written by Rebecca Boke Neely At the Pride of Britain awards Becky Twigger and Jamie McCallum made powerful statements. “I still have that guilt of feeling sad, and I don’t want any other parent to feel that way.” “Everyone needs someone with Down syndrome in their life.” Having had someone with Down syndrome in my Read more about We are still only beginning to realise what a gift people with Down syndrome are to the world[…]