Down's Syndrome Children May Only Need BiFocals For Two Years, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily (May 1, 2008) — Nearly one third of Down's syndrome children who wear bifocal lenses to help them focus accurately may only need to wear them for two years, according to new research from Cardiff University.
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Thursday 1 May 2008
IHC Hot Issues Newsletter April 2008
The latest "HOt Issues" newsletter now available from the IHC
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Wednesday 30 April 2008
McMinnville woman with Down syndrome 'beats the odds' at 73
When Mary Perry was born with Down syndrome in the 1930s, people with the disability typically didn't live past age 9.
At 73, the McMinnville woman has managed to outlive all but one of her eightbrothers and sisters. She is one of the oldest living people with Down syndrome.
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Tuesday 29 April 2008
Non-Profits Welcome Government’s Carers’ Strategy
The New Zealand Carers Alliance, a coalition of 47 national non-profits supporting families with health and disability needs, has cheered the Government’s launch of a Strategy for the country’s 420,000+ family carers. The Carers' Strategy was launched by the Hon Ruth Dyson on behalf of the Government at Parliament yesterday.
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Tuesday 29 April 2008
United Future invites responses to their Disability Discussion Paper
Please attached a discussion document that ADSA has received from United Future.
Please be aware that ADSA has no affiliation to any political party and we are only passing the material on to our networks. Responses are required by the end of May 2008.
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Wednesday 23 April 2008
Call for papers and presentations on Trusting Partnerships
Parent to Parent and Standards Plus are co-hosting a conference on 30th October to 1 November 2008 and are calling for papers and presentations on "Trusting Partnerships". The attached brochure provides full details.
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Wednesday 23 April 2008
Ministry of Education seeks feedback on Schools Plus
You may already be aware of the discussion document published by the Ministry of Education called: Schools Plus. It is the government’s blueprint for addressing the high rate of students leaving the education system with minimal or no formal qualifications or training. The proposed policy is to keep all young people in educational programmes, skills training or structured learning, relevant to their needs and abilities, until the age of 18.
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Friday 18 April 2008
Skin yields stem cell clue to diseases
Scientists have created stem cells from skin taken from patients with seven different diseases, raising hopes for potential new treatments.
Stem cells can transform into any of the 200 or so different cells found in the human body
The breakthrough will allow researchers to gain insights into the cause of illnesses including Type 1 diabetes, Down's syndrome and Huntington's disease.
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Monday 14 April 2008
IHC Telecom Art Awards 2008
The IHC Telecom Art Awards were established in 2004 to encourage and recognise creativity from New Zealanders with an intellectual disability. Over the years it has become an important event, with over 600 people entering in 2007.
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Monday 7 April 2008
IHC Hot Issues Newsletter March 2008
The latest "Hot Issues" newsletter from the IHC is available here.
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Wednesday 2 April 2008
Minimum Age for Very High Needs School Leavers Lowered
Students with very high needs will no longer have to stay at school until they're 21 in order to get funding says Social Development and Employment Minister Ruth Dyson.
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Tuesday 11 March 2008
The latest edition of "Hot Issues" from the IHC.
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Thursday 6 March 2008
World Down Syndrome Day 2008
Down Syndrome International (DSI) has officially earmarked 21, March as World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). The date was chosen to signify the uniqueness of Down syndrome in the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome and is used synonymously with Down syndrome.
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Monday 3 March 2008
Invitation to Participate in Complaint to Human Rights Commission
IHC is currently preparing a complaint to the Human Rights Commission against practices that exclude disabled children from full participation at their local school. Families are invited to participate in this complaint.
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Monday 3 March 2008
PFRC Newsletter March 2008
The latest newsletter of the Parent and Family Resource Centre is available (click "View PDF" on the right).
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Monday 3 March 2008
Supplements Don't Work for Down Syndrome
Doctors should alert parents of children with Down syndrome to research showing that giving vitamin and mineral supplements to their child does not improve their condition.
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Saturday 1 March 2008
IHC to Make Inclusive Education DVD
IHC is looking for examples of primary and secondary schools that are good examples of inclusive education, for a new DVD they are producing.
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Tuesday 26 February 2008
May I have this dance?
For years, Jim Lundquist and Sarah Stanchfield have each wanted to get married; they have seen siblings marry and parents marry. But they wanted to wait until they knew they were right for each other.
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Friday 15 February 2008
Learning deficit blocked in mouse model of Down syndrome
DALLAS, Feb. 4 -- The learning deficits of mice with trisomy 21 appear to have been prevented with a peptide combination, investigators said here.
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Sunday 10 February 2008
Vet Medicine Researcher Examines Link Between Cancer, Down Syndrome
There's new hope for breast cancer research, and it's coming from a very unlikely place. Researchers at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences recently published articles in the journals Molecular and Cellular Biology and Carcinogenesis indicating that a protein long suspected to play a role in Down Syndrome may also contribute to treating this devastating disease.
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Wednesday 6 February 2008
Support Parent Training Dates for 2008
Parent to Parent are running three training courses for parents who are interested in supporting other parents. The link below provides details of the courses along with a registration form.
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Tuesday 29 January 2008
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