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**Author:** [@frank.buckley](https://community.down-syndrome.org/u/frank.buckley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2026 13:51 UTC](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/join-our-community/204 "2026-03-20T13:51:22Z")
:waving\_hand: Welcome! Welcome to our community. We are developing our community site as a safe and respectful hub for families, educators and researchers to share, support and collaborate with each other. We are movin… --- ## [DSE resources, see and learn kits](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/dse-resources-see-and-learn-kits/231)
**Author:** [@Roseguite](https://community.down-syndrome.org/u/Roseguite)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [17 September 2026 08:21 UTC](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/dse-resources-see-and-learn-kits/231 "2026-09-17T08:21:53Z")
Looking to buy preloved DSE learning kits namely see and learn, reading, vocabulary etc. The entire kit is available only for total price of over £800 including postage. If anyone has any of these and ready to pass on pl… --- ## [School Census data released May 2026 recording DS as primary need](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/school-census-data-released-may-2026-recording-ds-as-primary-need/225)
**Author:** [@Leela\_Baksi](https://community.down-syndrome.org/u/Leela_Baksi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [23 July 2026 10:31 UTC](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/school-census-data-released-may-2026-recording-ds-as-primary-need/225 "2026-07-23T10:31:21Z")
'In May 2026, the Department for Education (DfE) released the official Special educational needs in England 2024/25 data. This specific release was highly anticipated because it contained the very first official census … --- ## [Elegibility for reading services](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/elegibility-for-reading-services/213)
**Author:** [@Sjohnston](https://community.down-syndrome.org/u/Sjohnston)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [17 April 2026 07:37 UTC](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/elegibility-for-reading-services/213 "2026-04-17T07:37:51Z")
Hi there—I’m not entirely sure where to post this, but I wanted to raise a concern related to reading services for students with Down syndrome (DS) in the United States. A significant challenge in the U.S. is that stude… --- ## [Tariffs on shipments to the USA](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/tariffs-on-shipments-to-the-usa/143)
**Author:** [@frank.buckley](https://community.down-syndrome.org/u/frank.buckley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 April 2025 14:28 UTC](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/tariffs-on-shipments-to-the-usa/143 "2025-04-08T14:28:17Z")
On April 2, the US government announced new tariffs on imports into the USA. DSE ships books and teaching materials from the UK to clients around the world, including into the USA. At this time, the new tariffs on goods … --- ## [About the general category](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/about-the-general-category/38)
**Author:** [@frank.buckley](https://community.down-syndrome.org/u/frank.buckley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 April 2024 08:05 UTC](https://community.down-syndrome.org/t/about-the-general-category/38 "2024-04-01T08:05:17Z")
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