About Us
Down Syndrome NSW (DS NSW) champions the right of people with Down syndrome to have the same access to society as everyone else. This means the right to health, education, work, family and being part of the community.
read more...Step Up! for Down syndrome
It's that time of the year again! Step Up! for Down syndrome celebrates the achievements of people living with Down syndrome. And it's our major fundraiser for the year.
We encourage members and friends in NSW to sign up, make a team or join a team and help us raise funds and awareness. Prizes for the highest fundraisers.
Picton Sun 17 Sept
Penrith Sun 15 Oct
Nowra Sun 15 Oct
In Sydney CBD: The Domain, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sun 8th Oct.
Register here! And we'll see you on the day with bbq, stalls, raffles and entertainment.
DS NSW Office hours
In order to provide a more consistent level of service to our members, the DS NSW office will be closed on Fridays from 28 October 2016 going forward.
This change is in line with many of our fellow state organisations. In making this change we are hoping to be able to provide an increased level of service Monday to Thursday.
If you do need to contact us, email and voice mail messages will be returned on the next business day.
Green Tea Study
We are getting lots of enquiries about the ‘green tea’ study that has recently been published in The Lancet Neurology journal.
The initial findings are exciting and hold great promise that may be realised with further research. At this stage, however there are no practical applications from the study.
DS NSW cannot recommend that people self-medicate with green tea. It is important that the public be aware of limitations in what is known about potential effects and side-effects of unsupervised use of EGCG ‘treatment.’
We can recommend that you read what the what the experts are saying.