NATIONAL DOWN’S SYNDROME AWARENESS WEEK

Monday 21st – 27th March 2011 – Build a Brighter Future 

This is a national initiative to raise awareness and to focus on specific goals to bring significant improvements into the lives of people with Down’s syndrome. 

The society looks back with a sense of satisfaction for the improvements already made but with a clear focus of ensuring that the opportunities for those with Down’s syndrome continue to grow and flourish.

The goals for awareness week 2011 are:

- To safeguard the advances already made

- Demonstrate that with the right level of support people with Down’s syndrome can have successful lives

- Develop a clear path of opportunity for all people with Down’s syndrome

Within KDS and Stevie Kidd People, Stevie has created a specialist work experience programme for individuals who have Down’s syndrome which focuses on improving confidence levels and providing them with a realistic view of the workplace. This programme was given the approval by the Down’s Syndrome Scotland.

The programme is tailored but involves the participants getting involved with a number of office tasks and even shadowing other businesses.

We have documented the story of Mark McKirdy who has completed a number of work experience placements with us.

Mark’s journey can be viewed at http://www.steviekidd.co.uk/people/marks-journey/

The unique approach taken by Stevie has not gone unnoticed and this work in particular was mentioned at the Institute of Directors’ Director of the Year Awards at which Stevie was named as the Director of the Year for Youth Development.

For more information about national awareness week visit http://www.dsscotland.org.uk/
 

Posted by Lorraine Hart on 23 March 2011 in : KDS Training, KDS Youth Training, Training corporate, Training employability

2 Comments

Posted by Steven Hunter on 24 March 2011

Having seen first hand the amazing work Stevie Kidd has done with Mark McKirdy and the zest for life young Mark has, it s true pleasure to have worked with Mark. You want to see someone how will make you smile, just watch Mark''s journey. Stevie Hunter Training Manager

Posted by Sarahjane Sarkhosh on 24 March 2011

I have had the pleasure of working with Mark on several occasions and the way he thrived to excel in any task he was assigned was totally inspiring!

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