Useful Links...

OTHER DOWNS SYNDROME ORGANISATIONS		INTERESTING WEBSITES
Down's Syndrome Association (DSA) Langdon down centre , 2a Langdon Park, Teddington, TW119PS .	Down's Syndrome Wales Suite 1, 206 Whitchurch Road, Heath, Cardiff, CF143NB.	Kids Online KIDS is a national charity dedicated to helping children and young people with disabilities and special needs develop their skills and abilities and to realise their potential.	Games Games to help children develop their perceptual and manual skills.
Down Syndrome Ireland Graham House, Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Saintfield Road, Belfast, BT88BH.	Down's Syndrome Scotland 158/160 Balgreen Road, Edinburh, EH11 3AU	Just Kids This site is all about a book we have published called "Just Kids" on the interests and achievements of children and young adults with Down syndrome. Our aim is to help the new parents and carers realise that their child has the potential to attend mainstream school, to have their own social life and be a valued member of the community.	Makaton Vocabulary Development Project Makaton is a unique language programme offering a structured, multi-modal approach for the teaching of communication, language and literacy skills. Devised for children and adults with a variety of communication and learning disabilities, Makaton is used extensively throughout the UK and has been adapted for use in over 40 other countries.
Down's Syndrome Educational Trust (downsed) The Sarah Duffen Centre, Belmont Street, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hants. PO5 1NA	Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group Promotes interest in the specialist medical management of Down's syndrome.	Valuing People Valuing People is all about everyone working together so that the lives of all people with learning disabilities are better.	Association of National Specialist Colleges Members of NATSPEC work in partnership with other to offer the widest choice of innovative, high quality, cost-effective education, training and support to match the inclusive learning needs of young people with learning difficulties and disabilities as they prepare for the next stage of their lives.
Down's Heart Group PO Box 4260, Dunstable, Beds LU6 2ZT e: info@dhg.org.uk t: 0845 166 8061	UK resources for Down's syndrome This site provides lots of very useful links to many resources available on the internet about Down's syndrome	SeriWeb Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education. This collection exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily and readily available in one location.	Special Schools This site was created to help teachers, parents and professionals understand the workings of a Special School for Children with Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties.
Down's Syndrome Research Foundation Ltd Initiates medical research projects to improve the outcome for children with trisomy 21.	Bristol Area Down's Syndrome Branch An active parent led support group with around 120 members who aim to enhance the lives of people with Downs Syndrome, their families and care givers in the Bristol Area.	Parent Partnerships The National Parent Partnership Network (NPPN) is established under the aegis of the Council for Disabled Children to support the work of the parent partnership services	Contact A Family For families with disabled children. Every day over 75 children in the UK are born or diagnosed with a serious disability or rare syndrome and the vast majority of them are cared for at home. Contact a Family is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.
Down's Syndrome North East Down's Syndrome North East is an organisation for the help and support of all people with Down's Syndrome and their families and friends. We cover Northumberland, Tyneside, Wearside, Durham and Teesside.	Greater Manchester Down's Syndrome Branch Now has a presence on the World Wide Web. The GMDSA is a parent led support group to provide information for parents, carers and professionals on all matters concerning Down's syndrome	SIBS Sibs is for people who grow up with a brother or sister with special needs, disability, chronic illness.	The Dorothy Goodman School An SLD school in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Which has a very good track record for bringing out the best in the children they are educating.
Mosaic Down's Syndrome UK A new website intended to assist new parents of children with Mosaic Down Syndrome.