An exclusive range of Christmas cards, including designs by young children with Down syndrome, is now available from Down Syndrome Education International. At least 60% of the sales price paid... Read more...
Children who have Down syndrome get the opportunity to create designs for the Christmas cards to be sent by the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer and Her Majesty's Treasury. The... Read more...
The charity’s acclaimed publication ‘Living with Down syndrome’ has been translated into Arabic and Vietnamese. These translations are now available for free from Down Syndrome Online. Down Syndrome Education International... Read more...
Following the charity's recent analysis of screening performance and the numbers of children born with Down syndrome, it has called on the government to recognise the needs of a growing... Read more...
Down Syndrome Education International's report Wrongful deaths and rightful lives was featured extensively on the Channel 4 News TV programme broadcast in the UK on September 16, 2008. The news... Read more...
Down Syndrome Education International works to improve education for young people
with Down syndrome.
Scientific progress
We work to understanding how developmental processes are different for people with
Down syndrome and how we can best adapt support and education to take account of
these differences.
Focused on development and education
We have a track record of pioneering scientific research in all areas of development,
including speech, language, literacy, cognition and memory.
Global impact
Based in the UK, we work across the world to support families and professsionals.
We receive donations from people and organisations in over 35 countries, supply
publications and training services to clients in over 60 countries and deliver current
information and guidance via our web sites to regular visitors from over 170 countries.
About our organisation
- Contact - find out how to contact us
or view instructions for visiting The Sarah Duffen Centre.
- Standards - learn about the our principles,
values, and code of conduct.
- People - meet the people at the charity
- our staff, trustees and patrons - as well as our research partners.
- History - find out about our history.
- Strategy - read about our plans and
priorities for the coming years.
- Charity details - look up information
about our name, our charitable status, our structure and governance
- Annual accounts - view or download our
Annual Report and Accounts.
More about our work
- Our Work - learn about what we do and
what we offer.
- News - read the latest news from the charity.