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Meet the Glasgow grandfather bringing Christmas cheer to Blackhill residents with Santa's Grotto

Ian Clift has been lighting up his house during the festive season for the last 20 years and this year is no different, with the 59-year-old raising money for Down's Syndrome Scotland.

Glasgow Live

Woman with Down’s syndrome loses court of appeal abortion law case

Heidi Crowter argued that the law was discriminatory and stigmatised disabled people

The Guardian - UK

Paralympics faces calls for Down's syndrome category to ensure level playing field

Swimming coach Lee Portingale thinks swimming at the Paralympic Games should be changed to help those with Down's syndrome compete on a more equal playing field

Daily Mirror

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Belfast mum's pride as daughter with Down Syndrome does first catwalk

Linzi wants to show that "having a child with a disability doesn't mean they cannot achieve great things"

Belfast Live

Teen Liverpool FC model faced 'negativity' and 'hushed whispers'

"A lot of things are said in hushed whispers. I'd rather people come to us and ask us directly what living with Downs Syndrome is like"

Liverpool Echo

Man with Down syndrome reinstated at Wendy’s after being fired without notice after two decades on the job

“This was an unfortunate mistake and lapse in protocol,” restaurant operator says

The Independent UK

Inspirational schoolgirl to walk red carpet at Bafta Cymru awards after role in BBC drama

Olivia Southgate's mum says the youngster has a 'positive attitude and takes everything in her stride'

Wales Online

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Actor duo with Down's Syndrome break new ground with their comedy drama series

Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy are the first actors with learning disabilities to land lead roles in a major UK show – which was written by scriptwriters who all have a disability

Daily Mirror

Probe after boy, 9, with Down Syndrome forgotten and left alone on school bus

"I was beyond furious and so upset, I haven't slept with nightmares of what could have happened to him"

Belfast Live

Belfast boy with Down Syndrome gets 'life-changing' adapted bike

“It’s his absolute favourite thing to do. He’s out on it every day whatever the weather."

Belfast Live

Football fans raise money for Ukrainian charity to help children with Down's Syndrome

A GROUP of Scottish football fans are raising money for a charity in Ukraine which helps look after children with Down’s syndrome.

The National (Scotland)

Hormone therapy may boost brain function for people with Down’s syndrome, study finds

Men given a dose of gonadotropin-releasing hormone every two hours showed improvements in cognitive function in small-scale trial

The Guardian - UK

Family settles $18m lawsuit with LA school after son with Down Syndrome died from a fall under its care

Moises Murillo, 8, had Down syndrome and died in 2017 after falling off a chair at school and severing his spinal cord

The Independent UK

Family of disabled Southern California boy who died after fall at school settles suit for $18 million

LOS ANGELES — The family of an 8-year-old La Puente boy with Down syndrome who died in 2017 after falling off a chair at school and severing his spinal cord has reached an $18 million settlement with the district, the family's attorney said Wednesday.

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The Guardian - AU

You Know We Belong Together: the show taking Home and Away into deeper waters

Julia Hales’ play is a witty love letter to the Aussie soap, while asking questions about the representation of Down’s syndrome in mainstream entertainment

Wales Online

Teenager with mental age of six turned away from Legoland 'because he's too old'

Ethan Wheale loves Lego but can't understand why he was refused entry when he tried to vist the Legoland Discovery Centre

ABC News

Bendigo embraces new disability employment program trial from Melbourne

Regional Victoria is embracing a new disability employment program that provides a pathway to work for people living with down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.

Daily Mirror

Dad's fury as son, 18, refused entry to Legoland 'because he had no child with him'

Ethan Wheale Down's Syndrome and ADHD and has a mental age of about six years old, his dad Gordon said. Ethan has no idea why he was turned away from the attraction

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Young adult researchers with Down syndrome hoping to change the narrative

A new study of young adults with Down syndrome has found they often have high aspirations, usually grounded with a sense of realism.

Dublin Live

Mum of boy with Down Syndrome faces homelessness tomorrow as landlord sells Ballyfermot property

The local council has refused Natasha and her three children

Irish Mirror

Irish mum of boy with Down Syndrome faces homelessness tomorrow as landlord sells up and she is refused by council

“The least we deserve is a home to call our own. Somewhere I can keep them safe and content.”

The Independent UK

'Robbed of the most precious thing': Missile kills Liza, 4

Liza, a 4-year-old girl with Down syndrome, was en route to see a speech therapist with her mother in central Ukraine when a Russian missile rained down from the sky

Belfast Live

Proud dad on how Derry football tournament has been a 'lifeline' to his son with Down Syndrome

"He would’ve always shied away from the limelight in the past but being part of the team has done wonders"

Daily Mirror

Missing non-verbal boy, 6, with autism and Down Syndrome found dead in pond

Landon 'Waldy' Raber was found dead in a small pond on the property where he went missing hours earlier in Curdsville, Virginia, said the local sheriff's department

Dublin Live

Dublin dad helps son with Down Syndrome become business owner

Thomas was born with Down Syndrome as well as a host of other serious illnesses like Perthes Disease, Hirschsprung Disease, a heart murmur, an under-active thyroid gland, and stomach reflux

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