Annual report 2015-16 Expand Some of our 2015-16 highlights, we: adopted governance changes with a new advisory group and national committee structure to ensure expert advice supported by oversight from people with Down syndrome and representative organisations; began a major initiative preparing international guidance documents to be used in outreach programmes and to advocate for change; supported research through funding LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation; played a key role supporting the hosts of WDSC 2015 and WDSC 2018; undertook a successful outreach programme at WDSC 2015 involving organisations and people with Down syndrome from 9 countries; consolidated key relationships with the UN, IDA and other relevant organisations to speak on behalf of people with Down syndrome and the global community and ran a successful WDSD campaign with a globally adopted theme, widely seen awareness initiatives and a successful conference. You can download our full report at the Charity Commission for England and Wales website, simply click on the link below and then click "Accounts and annual returns", reporting year 31 March 2016: See annual report
Annual report 2014-15 Expand Some of our 2014-15 highlights, we: opened a new office in Exeter and employed new staff to help accelerate our progress; continued to enhance and consolidate the DSi website as an international resource for information and connecting people; provided extensive assistance to the WDSC 2015 hosts throughout 2014-15 ahead of the event in August 2015; provided further support in the development of APDSF and ADSN, as well as connecting with EDSA and FIADOWN; undertook a health outreach programme in Oman (following education in Tajikistan in 2013); consolidated our network through our website, social media and the launch of the first edition of DSi News; co-operated and made new relationships in the international Down syndrome and disability communities with the UN, IDA and Trisomy 21 Research Society; continued to raise the public profile of World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) through the well established WDSD website, our global theme campaign; awareness activities, our 4th conference held at UN HQ and the WDSD Awards.