A new bill aims to help people better access care and services while also educating others on Down's.
A woman who has Down's syndrome says a new bill will give a voice to people with the condition.
Campaigner Heidi Crowter, from Coventry, was in London on Friday to see the bill passed in The House of Lords. It requires the government to publish guidance on the specific needs of people with Down's syndrome and how those should be met.The 26-year-old along with her husband James Carter is a member of a national Down's syndrome policy group, and said: "I am very happy - we've been involved in this since the start and have been working so hard."
The bill means authorities providing healthcare, education and housing services have to act to deliver on requirements as laid out by the government.Ms Crowter said she had come across people who did not know what Down's syndrome was, and she hoped the bill would educate people"I had a friend who had to have a tribunal just to get her son help, hopefully this bill will stop that from happening," she explained.
He added it was not just a landmark bill in the UK "but something we can be proud of internationally".Baroness Hollins and MP Dr Liam Fox have been the sponsors of the bill
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