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A 5-year-old young carer from Andover wins recognition for staying home through the pandemic to help protect her big sister, 7-year-old Frankie, who has Down syndrome.  Donna, wife and mother to [...]

  The concept of the Tea Room was inspired by Joanne Smith’s daughter Chloe, 23y, who was born with Down syndrome. Mum and Daughter had a “eureka moment”   On many [...]

  “My husband Amar and I had long dreamed of being parents”.                                                                                        […]

Launching the first of its kind and much anticipated, an all- encompassing magazine about Down syndrome, nationwide!   Charity Making Chromosomes Count (MCC) is extremely proud to launch the [...]

    World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21st March, is an annual global awareness day, officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. On the 21st March 2021, people all over the [...]

Here’s a challenge for you: Do you think you could walk 300 miles, from Land’s End to Peckham? Quite a difficult feat. But some fifteen children with Down syndrome managed to cover that journey [...]

Emmerdale, a popular prime time television soap will be soon showing a storyline which promotes a couple having an abortion because their baby has Down Syndrome. Emmerdale has been criticised [...]

My family, Our Needs is for Parents and carers supporting children and young people with additional needs. The BAPSs (Bloody Awesome Parents) Awards allows Special Educational Needs and [...]

7 year old Connie, from Leeds was hand picked from an inspiring crowd of candidates on social media for Down with Disney Campaign for 2020.   Nicole Louise, who is a baby and special needs [...]

Our William has always been a handsome chap. With his blonde hair, blue eyes and cheeky smile, he captures the hearts of anyone he meets. A little whirlwind of sparkle and chaos, William also has [...]