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Down Syndrome Community Appeals Against Institutionalised Pre-natal Discrimination


Monday, 19 July 2021, 8:58 am
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA)
urgently calls on the Government to invest in disability
attitude training for health professionals.
A deeply
disturbing article in the Sunday-Star Times yesterday
clearly articulated and emphasised the traumatic
discrimination many families experience during pre-natal
screening tests, as well as the pressure to terminate their
pregnancies by medical professionals.
In the story,
one expectant mother explains that as she was heading into
theatre to have her baby delivered by caesarean, she was
asked if she would want the doctor to resuscitate her baby
if it was required.
“The stories from these parents ....

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Governor-General Honours Down Syndrome Trailblazers


 
Jacob Dombroski, Rochelle Waters
and Amelia Eades were bestowed with a National Achievement
Award by Governor General Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy.
The
Governor-General, who is the patron of the New Zealand Down
Syndrome Association (NZDSA), also handed out the Val
Sturgess Volunteer of the Year Award to Kathryn Sadgrove
from Northland.
The awards had to be postponed in 2020
due to the Covid 19 lockdown, so the selection panel had a
difficult task picking winners from a large group of
well-deserving and high-calibre nominations across two
years.
National Executive Officer Zandra Vaccarino
says that Amelia, Jacob and Rochelle are incredibly
talented, independent young people who are wonderful role ....

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Down Syndrome Community Welcomes Budget Commitment To Disability Sector


Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 11:29 am
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA) has
commended the Government for their ongoing commitment to
transforming the disability sector and investing in the
Enabling Good Lives (EGL) approach.
NZSDA National
Executive Officer Zandra Vaccarino hopes that that
additional $72.8 million funding over four years for
Enabling Good Lives announced in last week’s budget will
enable the programme to be rolled out nationwide and that
there will be continued and further investment in the EGL
approach.
“We have seen how the Enabling Good Lives
(EGL) pilot programmes in Christchurch, Waikato and the
Mid-Central region have empowered people with Down syndrome ....

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