Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week 2015

The motion

That the Parliament notes that 21 March 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day and that Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week will run from 16 to 22 March; welcomes these events, which, it believes, will help raise awareness of what Down’s syndrome is, what it means to have the condition and how people with it can be effective contributors to their communities; understands that the awareness week is an opportunity to raise the importance of improving the communication skills of people with Down’s syndrome; notes that children with it can have delays in speech and language skills that might affect communication and education; acknowledges what it also sees as the value of speech and language therapy for adults with Down’s syndrome; understands that people with Down’s syndrome who are aged 40 or over have an increased risk of developing dementia; understands that prevention and early intervention are key to the provision of speech and language therapy services and inclusion, and continues to support the work of Down’s Syndrome Scotland in helping people with the condition in Central Scotland and across the country to reach their full potential.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 18 Lab 13 Con 5 Ind 2 LD 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

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