Down Syndrome Association - National Capital Region

6th Annual DSAO Provincial Conference - October 24-26, 2008

This is the 6th Annual Down Syndrome Association of Ontario Conference. The location of the conference is the Holiday Inn Waterfront in Peterborough, located at 150 George Street North.

Fun Research Study

Lindsey MacLeod, a graduate student completing her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa, is conducting a research project for her dissertation investigating how individual's with Down Syndrome use visual information from their environment to guide their behavior adaptively.

For complete information on participating, see the attached document.

DSA-NCR & H'Art of Otawa 6th Annual Charity Golf Invite

DSA-NCR & H'Art of Otawa 6th Annual Charity Golf Sponsorship Form

“I'll remember (this tournament) with more emotional resonance than any major championship, Ryder Cup or Canadian Open that I've attended during my 30 years following the game.”

Lorne Rubenstein, ScoreGolf Magazine online edition, August 15, 2006

New Membership Application - 2008

Here are the latest versions of the membership forms. Please mail them into the address provided to help us keep our information current, even if you have already paid your membership fees for this year.

English Version Version français read more ...

DSA-NCR 2008 Social Events Calendar

The 2008 DSA-NCR Social Events Calendar is now available. If you would like to help, of if you have an idea for a new event, please feel free to contact us. read more ...

Volunteer with the DSA-NCR

Volunteers always needed!

The Down Syndrome Association is always looking for volunteers! Although we sometimes encounter a few glitches in mathcing up offers of help with positions, we will try our best to identify a role that matches your interests and abilities.

If you are interested, please contact us through the email address at info@dsancr.com. Thanks !

DSA-NCR Environmental Scan and Strategic Planning Project

The DSA-NCR, with the help of Deloitte, has recently conducted an Environmental Scan and Strategic Planning Project. This major endeavour involved the participation of several board members and volunteers, and included a survey of past and present DSA-NCR members. This project has resulted in the following documents:

Some of these files are very large (i.e. > 1M) read more ...

Winter 2008 Newsletter Released!

The Winter 2008 newsletter is available online in the Resources section (in menu above).

Genetic Screening and Information for Parents

There is a growing debate over genetic screening for Down syndrome and the lack of information and councelling provided to parents who receive positive test results. See the following:

An article about a recent Panel Discussion on Genetic Screening and the lack of information given to parents.
The Campaign for Down syndrome blog has several commentaries and links to valuable information.
Consider signing the online petition stating that "Canada needs a Prenatal Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act". There are nearly 750 signatures already.

Canadian Association for Community Living's Survey on Inclusion & Education

The Canadian Association for Community Living is conducting an online survey on inclusion and education. It would be great to include our experiences here in Ottawa in the survey. Please... fill it out. read more ...

Past Events & Announcements

Past Events and Announcements