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Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association, The vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)
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Key details
- Effective date
- 13/10/1987
- 06/09/1998
- Charity number
- 91/2678
- 91/5178
About
- Description
- Registered as a non-profit-making organization since October 1987, the Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association is committed to serving individuals with Down Syndrome, intellectual disabilities or other disabilities and their family members with integrated family support and vocational rehabilitation services. Our objective is to enable service users to develop their personal growth fully in every aspect of life, as well as to meet their employment and vocational training needs. In recent years, we have been expanding our social enterprises with a view of increasing vocational training and job opportunities for people with disabilities while promoting the concept of “social inclusion”.
- For over 25 years FOCUS has been a trusted resource for Hong Kong parents, educators and medical professionals seeking to learn how to better support the academic and social lives of children with mainstream learning differences. FOCUS aims to improve educational and life outcomes of children with AD/HD and SpLD by expanding understanding and raising awareness of what it means to have a mind that learns differently Our mission is is to improve the education of mainstream students who are challenged by Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) by providing accurate evidence-based information, practical strategies and support to parents and professionals in education and healthcare and by improving understanding of how learning differences impact youth both emotionally and academically.
Contact
- Address
- Rooftop, On Hing House, Hing Wah (II) Estate, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
- Rm 617, 6/F, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Rd, Wong Chuk Hang, HK
Status
- Subvented
- Yes
- No
- Subsidiary
- No
- No
Categories
Target beneficiaries
Governance & transparency
- Annual report on website
- Yes
- No
- Financial audits on website
- Yes
- No
- Board of directors on website
- Yes
- Yes
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDGs
- SDG3; SDG10
- SDG4: Quality Education
Social links
Documents & video
Organisation structure
- Structure
- Company limited by guarantee under the Companies Ordinance
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