Down's Syndrome Association Awareness Week
Monday 15th March - Sunday 21st March 2010

During the week our members, supporters and affiliated groups will be holding various events from family coffee mornings to whole school mufti (non-uniform) days.

Join in the continuing “Tell it Right, Start it Right” campaign . We are asking are members and supporters to visit their local maternity units and ask what information is available for pregnant women and new mothers regarding Down's syndrome. Click here to find out more.

Other events running around the week and on World Down's Syndrome Day are -

Shifting Perspectives Photographic Exhibition
Wednesday 17th - Sunday 28th March 2010

For the sixth year running the Down’s Syndrome Association will be hosting the Shifting Perspectives Photographic Exhibition. It is open to the public seven days a week from 11am to 6pm, including World Down's Syndrome Day. Visit London and stop off along the South Bank. Click here for full details.

In years gone by, people with Down's syndrome were photographed as exhibits, where the viewer was not supposed to see the person, just the difference. Through the work of the DSA and Shifting Perspectives, the ever- expanding group of photographers can lay claim to a real transformation in the way that Down's syndrome is viewed through the medium of contemporary photography. The lives of people of all ages with Down's syndrome, their connection to the photographers and the changes throughout the course of their lives.

The Shifting Perspectives Exhibition continues to travel globally and will be featured in Colombia during from March through to November 2010.

DSActive Football Teams

As part of the celebration for World Down’s Syndrome Day our DSActive football teams will be taking to Premier League Football pitches for a half-time kick around and celebration – Watch this space for further details near the big day. To find out more about the DSActive programme click here.

To find out what is happening around the world visit the international World Down’s Syndrome Website.