50 years of the Down's Syndrome Association
By: Boys, Carol.
Series: Down's Syndrome Association Journal 141 Spring/Summer 2020: 6. 2020Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): Brinkworth, Rex, 1929-1998 | Down's Syndrome Association, UK | DOWN SYNDROME
| PARENT ADVOCACY | PARENT TO PARENT SUPPORT | SUPPORT SERVICES | GREAT BRITAINSummary: Describes the genesis of the Down's Syndrome Association (UK) - parent driven as is common in such organisations. Rex Brinkworth determined that he was not going to let "severe under-expectation and...conventionally negative medical prognosis" discourage him and his wife from doing their very best for their daughter. By 1969 Rex was in touch with some 130 families. The Down's babies Association was set up in 1970 to formalise the work that Rex was doing and to give families from all over the country a place to come and receive assessments, information and training. Today the DSA offers advice, information, support and resources about any aspect of living with Down syndrome.
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Describes the genesis of the Down's Syndrome Association (UK) - parent driven as is common in such organisations. Rex Brinkworth determined that he was not going to let "severe under-expectation and...conventionally negative medical prognosis" discourage him and his wife from doing their very best for their daughter. By 1969 Rex was in touch with some 130 families. The Down's babies Association was set up in 1970 to formalise the work that Rex was doing and to give families from all over the country a place to come and receive assessments, information and training. Today the DSA offers advice, information, support and resources about any aspect of living with Down syndrome.
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