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Paralympics faces calls for Down's syndrome category to ensure level playing field

Swimming coach Lee Portingale thinks swimming at the Paralympic Games should be changed to help those with Down's syndrome compete on a more equal playing field

Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022

Belfast mum's pride as daughter with Down Syndrome does first catwalk

Linzi wants to show that "having a child with a disability doesn't mean they cannot achieve great things"

Belfast Live · Oct 20, 2022

Teen Liverpool FC model faced 'negativity' and 'hushed whispers'

"A lot of things are said in hushed whispers. I'd rather people come to us and ask us directly what living with Downs Syndrome is like"

Liverpool Echo · Oct 16, 2022

Belfast boy with Down Syndrome gets 'life-changing' adapted bike

“It’s his absolute favourite thing to do. He’s out on it every day whatever the weather."

Belfast Live · Sep 29, 2022

Football fans raise money for Ukrainian charity to help children with Down's Syndrome

A GROUP of Scottish football fans are raising money for a charity in Ukraine which helps look after children with Down’s syndrome.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 27, 2022

Hormone therapy may boost brain function for people with Down’s syndrome, study finds

Men given a dose of gonadotropin-releasing hormone every two hours showed improvements in cognitive function in small-scale trial

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

Family settles $18m lawsuit with LA school after son with Down Syndrome died from a fall under its care

Moises Murillo, 8, had Down syndrome and died in 2017 after falling off a chair at school and severing his spinal cord

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

Family of disabled Southern California boy who died after fall at school settles suit for $18 million

LOS ANGELES — The family of an 8-year-old La Puente boy with Down syndrome who died in 2017 after falling off a chair at school and severing his spinal cord has reached an $18 million settlement with the district, the family's attorney said Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 18, 2022

You Know We Belong Together: the show taking Home and Away into deeper waters

Julia Hales’ play is a witty love letter to the Aussie soap, while asking questions about the representation of Down’s syndrome in mainstream entertainment

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2022

Teenager with mental age of six turned away from Legoland 'because he's too old'

Ethan Wheale loves Lego but can't understand why he was refused entry when he tried to vist the Legoland Discovery Centre

Wales Online · Aug 16, 2022