The Down's Syndrome Association (DSA) is a British charity which describes itself as being the only organisation in the United Kingdom that focuses solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down's syndrome.[3]
Down's Syndrome Association
Abbreviation
DSA
Formation
1970
Legal status
registered charity (registered in England No. 1061474) and company (no. 3310024)[1]
The Association states its mission as being: to provide information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and carers, and the professionals who work with them; to strive to improve knowledge of the condition; and to champion the rights of people with Down's syndrome.[3]
The Association was founded in 1970 by Rex Brinkworth[citation needed] as a local group and now has 20,000 members and about 126 local groups.[3] Its headquarters is at the Langdon Down Centre, formerly Normansfield Hospital, built as a private hospital by John Langdon Down, the "Father of Down's Syndrome".[4]
Former footballer Kevin Kilbane, whose elder daughter has Down's Syndrome, is a patron of the charity.[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Down's Syndrome Association Report and Financial Statements 31 March 2013" (PDF). Down's Syndrome Association. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.[permanent dead link]
^ abBoys, Carol (Spring–Summer 2013). "Letter from the Chief Executive" (PDF). DSA Journal (127): 2.[permanent dead link]
^ abc. Down's Syndrome Association. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^Brain (née Langdon Down), Stella. . Langdon Down Centre. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^"Kevin Kilbane complains over West Ham chant". BBC Sport. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
down, syndrome, association, british, charity, which, describes, itself, being, only, organisation, united, kingdom, that, focuses, solely, aspects, living, successfully, with, down, syndrome, abbreviationdsaformation1970legal, statusregistered, charity, regis. The Down s Syndrome Association DSA is a British charity which describes itself as being the only organisation in the United Kingdom that focuses solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down s syndrome 3 Down s Syndrome AssociationAbbreviationDSAFormation1970Legal statusregistered charity registered in England No 1061474 and company no 3310024 1 HeadquartersLondonLocationTeddingtonRegion servedUnited KingdomChief ExecutiveCarol Boys 2 Main organDSA Journal twice a year 2 Budget 2 2 million 1 Websitewww wbr downs syndrome wbr org wbr ukThe Association states its mission as being to provide information and support for people with Down s syndrome their families and carers and the professionals who work with them to strive to improve knowledge of the condition and to champion the rights of people with Down s syndrome 3 The Association was founded in 1970 by Rex Brinkworth citation needed as a local group and now has 20 000 members and about 126 local groups 3 Its headquarters is at the Langdon Down Centre formerly Normansfield Hospital built as a private hospital by John Langdon Down the Father of Down s Syndrome 4 The Langdon Down Centre includes the Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability about the history of treating people with learning disabilities and the Normansfield Theatre Former footballer Kevin Kilbane whose elder daughter has Down s Syndrome is a patron of the charity 5 References edit a b Down s Syndrome Association Report and Financial Statements 31 March 2013 PDF Down s Syndrome Association 2013 Retrieved 13 November 2013 permanent dead link a b Boys Carol Spring Summer 2013 Letter from the Chief Executive PDF DSA Journal 127 2 permanent dead link a b c About us Down s Syndrome Association Archived from the original on 30 October 2008 Retrieved 15 October 2010 Brain nee Langdon Down Stella Normansfield Langdon Down Centre Archived from the original on 22 March 2010 Retrieved 15 October 2010 Kevin Kilbane complains over West Ham chant BBC Sport 24 February 2015 Retrieved 24 February 2015 External links editOfficial website Down s Syndrome Association registered charity no 1061474 Charity Commission for England and Wales nbsp This article about a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Down 27s Syndrome Association amp oldid 1190465273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
