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Down's Syndrome Association
Abbreviation	DSA
Formation	1970
Legal status	registered charity (registered in England No. 1061474) and company (no. 3310024)
Headquarters	London
Location	Teddington;
Region served	United Kingdom
Chief Executive	Carol Boys
Main organ	DSA Journal (twice a year)
Budget	£2.2 million
Website	www.downs-syndrome.org.uk

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The Down's Syndrome Association (DSA) is a British charity which describes itself as being the only organisation in the United Kingdom that focuses solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down's syndrome.^[3]

The Association states its mission as being: to provide information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and carers, and the professionals who work with them; to strive to improve knowledge of the condition; andto champion the rights of people with Down's syndrome.^[3]

The Association was founded in 1970 as a local group and now has 20,000 members and about 126 local groups.^[3] Its headquarters is at the Langdon Down Centre, formerly Normansfield Hospital, built as a private hospital by John Langdon Down, the "Father of Down's Syndrome".^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Down's Syndrome Association Report and Financial Statements 31 March 2013" (PDF). Down's Syndrome Association. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b Boys, Carol (2013). "Letter from the Chief Executive" (PDF). DSA Journal (127): 2. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "About us". Down's Syndrome Association. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^ Brain (nee Langdon Down), Stella. "Normansfield". Langdon Down Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

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Official website
"Down's Syndrome Association, registered charity no. 1061474". Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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[Accounts-1] "Down's Syndrome Association Report and Financial Statements 31 March 2013" (PDF). Down's Syndrome Association. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

[Journal_127-2] Boys, Carol (2013). "Letter from the Chief Executive" (PDF). DSA Journal (127): 2. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[about-3] "About us". Down's Syndrome Association. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[LDC-Normansfield-4] Brain (nee Langdon Down), Stella. "Normansfield". Langdon Down Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

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