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Stephen Green- The Parish Councillor With Downs Syndrome

July 9, 2014
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Stephen Green, 49, is one of just a handful of parish councillors with a learning disability in the United Kingdom.

Elected onto Nuthall Parish Council in Nottinghamshire last year, Green has Down’s syndrome and his dad, Grenville Green, assists him to be an active member of the community.

Parish councillors help organise events, fundraise for local charities and fix problems such as the classic pothole in the road.

Some may be surprised to hear that a man with Down’s syndrome can partake in community activities like this but is this because they fundamentally can’t do it, or because there isn’t enough support and access for equal participation?

Councillor Green says his greatest success has been to save the popular monthly Men’s Breakfasts in his parish by volunteering to gain a food hygiene certificate and so allow the early morning club to continue.

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  1. Ismell1's avatar
    Ismell1 permalink
    July 9, 2014 12:12 pm

    Goes to show with the right help and the right job you can find and have work, as it is nobody will help me on my quest to find work.

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