The Dyspraxia Foundation is delighted to have been involved in the recent meetings to discuss and agree a UK description of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): What is DCD? Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia in the UK, is a common disorder affecting fine or gross motor co-ordination in children and adults. This lifelong condition is formally recognised by international organisations including the World Health Organisation.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day. International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is an international memorial day on 27 January commemorating the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. It commemorates the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jewish people, 200,000 Romani people, 250,000 mentally and physically disabled people, and 9,000 homosexual men by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/7 on 1 November 200
Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. CBC News Posted: Nov 11, 2014 6:00 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 11, 2014 1:00 PM ET. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, centre, and his wife Laureen, right, bow their heads during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Tuesday.