#EqualityAt24 #NC34

We're ready to support the #EqualityAt24 campaign! Sir Liam Fox's #NC34 amendment which attempts to address outdated and discriminatory practices associated with Down syndrome

What a moment in history - the amendment will only create the change we have highlighted. No other rights are affected. It is time for #EqualityAt24 Liam Fox MP

#SchoolCensus25 #CountMeIn

Such wonderful news this morning, thank you, Gillian Keegan MP National Down Syndrome Policy Group Liam Fox MP Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association 💚 Rachael Ross MBE and Ken Ross OBE for making this a reality! 💚💚💚💚

Gillian Keegan MP Thank you Gillian Keegan MP for your support and for listening to the voices of people in the Down syndrome community who have campaigned so hard for the specific health and learning profiles to be better understood and supported. This is a great start.

News! From Jan 2025 pupils with #DownSyndrome will count, as English school census to identify pupil numbers & placements enabling targeted provision for better outcomes & accountability. APPG for Down Syndrome has contributed to this work. Thanks also Gillian Keegan MP Liam Fox MP National Down Syndrome Policy Group

Well well well…who’s this handsome chap Helen Laverty MBE?

Working to improve outcomes has led to pupils with #DownSyndrome being included in English school census Department for Education

Great news that #DownSyndrome is to be included in the School Census for the very first time from January 2025, a move that will provide greater support to the educational needs of those with Down syndrome. #DownSyndrome Act Gillian Keegan MP Department for Education @ndspolicygroup @appgds

Significant news #DownSyndrome will be added to the school census from Jan ’25. Proud to be part of the working team! Identifying pupil numbers & locations enables targeted provision, better outcomes & more accountability. Thanks Gillian Keegan MP Liam Fox MP APPG for Down Syndrome National Down Syndrome Policy Group

Amazing news! TU to Gillian Keegan MP
@liamfox National Down Syndrome Policy Group @appgds
& advocates Jan 2025, Down syndrome will officially be recognized as a separate category in the School Census. #DownSyndromeAct
This also has the potential to benefit healthcare too!
dsrf-uk.org/school-census/

For the first time ever, we're adding #DownSyndrome to the school census.

This is a really important step which I hope will help us better understand & improve the educational experience for children and young people with Down's Syndrome.

My article 👇
thesun.co.uk/news/politics/…

Fantastic turnout of ICB leads for Down syndrome and ICB representatives from all over England for our symposium hosted in conjunction with @DHSC and NHS England in Westminster. With thanks to @Mariacaulfield #VictoriaAtkins #DownSyndromeAct

She’s not going to give up to stop downright discrimination. Forbes reports on Heidi Crowter-Living the dream fight:

“alongside her campaign group, ‘Don’t Screen Us Out,’ she says she will continue fighting laws that “single out babies with disabilities.””

forbes.com/sites/katherin…

1/1000 to 1/1100 births result in a child with #DownSyndrome . Following the great success of the Down Syndrome Act passing into law last year, I am now calling for a debate on World Down Syndrome Day in the UK House of Commons to continue the momentum for this campaign.

We continue our work with Liam Fox MP and support him in his commitment to people with Down syndrome as he calls for debate in the UK House of Commons on #WorldDownSyndromeDay #DownSyndromeAct #DSGuidance