With MDS being so rare, we need to be able to reach out to UK parents who may struggle to meet other parents in a similar position to themselves and I would be grateful if you could provide a link to our website from your website. I will ensure that your website is linked from our website.
Many thanks for your help. We are just getting this group off the
ground and need all the help we can get!”
The website can be found at:
www.mosaicdownsyndrome.org
Bill’s Email address is:
bill.green@blueyonder.co.uk
MOSSLEY HILL ATHLETIC CLUB
As you may have read in the April newsletter, our football coaching
sessions continue at The Greenbank Project Gymnasium on Saturday
mornings from 10.a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
We have a regular group who come along but there is room for more.
Above all, the sessions are about fun and if the children get a
bit of exercise into the bargain, that is great.
The sessions are subsidised by Mossley Hill Athletic Club, each child
pays a contribution of £1.50 towards
the cost of hiring the gym.
We are grateful to Alan Atkinson who organised things for us
and coaches the children. We are also grateful to
Mossley Hill Athletic Club for their contribution.
Our photograph shows children from MHAC receiving a donation from
Fords on behalf of the club. Children
from our Saturday morning group were invited along to the photo
shoot but, unfortunately, only 4 were able to
attend. They are Joshua Cogan, Chris
Hill, Mike Ellison and Peter Bennett.
If your child is interested in coming along to Greenbank Gym
on a Saturday morning, give Alan a call on
0151 724 6181.
EDUCATION SUPPORT PACK FOR MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS
We hear from the Down’s Syndrome Association that their new Education
Support Pack has been well received
and is flying off the shelves. The pack is available from
The Down’s Syndrome Association,
155 Mitcham Road, London, SW17 9PG.
Tel: 020 8682 4001 - cost £15 to cover production, postage
and packing.
It can also be downloaded free from www.downs-syndrome.org.uk but,
be warned, it is in excess of 100
pages!
AWARENESS WEEK
As head of Year 7 at St.Chad's, I organised the week in the school.
Assemblies were held for all the different Year groups and the theme for
the school's weekly classroom worship was, "Celebrating Our Uniqueness".
School Internet monitoring revealed many pupils had accessed various Down
syndrome websites throughout the week, so the main aim of raising awareness
was achieved.
On Friday 12th June, Molly, my 18 month old daughter, spent the
afternoon in St.Chad's. The photograph shows Molly with some ear
7 pupils from the year group's
fund raising committee.
Anne Wilde - DSL Parent Member
Have a look at www.readplease.com and you will find a useful free
download. If you install ‘Readplease’
into your computer, it will read back documents to you. It saves
a lot of wear and tear on the eyes from trying
to read the computer screen. Initially you have a choice of 4 voices
with Canadian accents but, if you tinker
around, you can install a couple of voices with English accents
(or a close approximation), one male one female.
In fact, other languages are on offer if you want to be really clever!!
(but that's only the 30-day trial version not the fully-free one).
My son recently had to work on a topic for school and was amused
to hear the computer read his work back to
him. It also helped highlight any mistakes.
If nothing else, it is fun so why not have a look?
Pat Baxter
Treasurer DSL
TOYS
New families often ask what sort of toys they should buy for their
child with Down syndrome. Before rushing
out to buy a lot of expensive toys, why not pay a visit to the
PSS Family Resource Centre and Toy Library,
Orthes Street,
Liverpool L3 5XF,
where they run a toy lending service.
To find out more call Linda Hogan
on:- 0151 709 5946.
DONATIONS
| The Residents of Churchfield Court
Sheltered Accommodation |
£60 |
| Pupils at St Chad’s RC High School
Runcorn |
£250 |
In the April issue of the newsletter, we acknowledged a donation
of £500 from the Transmission Hourly Group,
Ford Motor Company. The photo below arrived too late for inclusion
in April. It shows Pat Baxter (DSL
Treasurer) and Mal Hill (DSL Secretary) receiving the cheque.
THANK YOU
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