JDS News, January 2013 Issue Contents
| ◆ | Tokyo Assembly with the theme of “Streamlining the living space and service use planning that is the centered around the handicapped person him/her-self” |
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| ◆ | JDS ran a booth at the National forum of obstinate and chronic disease |
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| ◆ | JDS event to be held on March 20, 2013 to celebrate the World Down SyndromeDay |
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| ◆ | Your donations will help us in undertaking the awareness-raising activities related to the World Down Syndrome Day |
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| ◆ | March to be designated as the Down Syndrome Awareness-Raising Month! |
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| ◆ | On the “Prenatal diagnosis – considering the prenatal genetic testing using maternal blood” presented at the Open Symposium held by Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology <Hiroshi Usui, JDS Public Relations and Information Officer, and the former Chief Director of JDS, Saitama> |
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| ◆ | Heartfelt talks by Ms. Shoko and Yasuko Kanazawa in autumnal Kyoto <Masaaki Imai, President of eiYAAA Company, Osaka> |
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| ◆ | The very meaningful first gathering of “Blue Ship” group -a support group for children and people with hearing difficulties with Down Syndrome- in Osaka |
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| You are invited to appear on the top page of JDS News! |
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| ◆ | (cover story) Grateful for all the encounters in the 20 years <Kayoko Soma, Saitama> |
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| ◆ | The 19th gathering of “Happiness for all, Clover” - JDS support group for siblings of children and people with Down Syndrome Everyone is a generous cameraman?! -- from the first photo-taking event |
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| ◆ | Dietary Life for healthy mind and body <Akiko Morishita, Consultation staff, JDS Okayama Branch, Okayama> |
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| ◆ | The 7th seminar on adulthood issues <a winter follow-up> Case studies towards solving problems |
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| ◆ | Comments received from a Dutch psychologist on the movie “Takeo” |
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| ◆ | Result of questionnaire: first grade of elementary school 2012 (5: final) |
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| ◆ | (Infant Development Consultation No.209) Advice on Life in General <Chizuko Chino, infant development consultation staff> |
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| ◆ | JDS booth at the Japan Society of Human Genetics |
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| ◆ | ”Buddy Walk” - a charity event originated in the U.S.A.- successfully completed in Yoyogi, Tokyo |
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| ◆ | (Medical advice) |
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| ◆ | Message from the Directors: November |
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| ◆ | Notes from the Office: November |
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| ◆ | Information Corner |
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| *for the cover story, read the article and newspaper reprint on pages eight to ten. | |||
JDS News, January comment on cover page
Emi Soma poses in an elegant traditional Japanese Costume, Kimono, at the coming-of-age ceremony in January 2012.