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Provenance: Bookplate of Miss Sarah Mann ; Streeter, ; Sabin, ; Mode of access: Internet.

AbstractBackgroundPeople with Down syndrome often present with balance deficits, which compromise safety during daily activity. While evidence shows that exercise can improve balance in the Down syndrome population, it is unclear if a telehealth method will elicit similar benefits. We aimed to examine the effects of a virtual exercise program on balance in adults with Down syndrome.MethodsEighteen low‐active participants with Down syndrome completed a 12‐week telehealth exercise program based on the Mann Method. Balance testing took place before and after the intervention, which included: TUG, MCTSIB, FICSIT‐4, and FRT. This study was registered as a clinical trial on ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT04647851.ResultsSignificant improvement was seen in the TUG (p = .043), FICSIT‐4 (p = .019) and FRT (p = .019). All participants achieved maximum scores on the MCTSIB in pre‐ and post‐testing.ConclusionsBalance in low‐active adults with Down syndrome significantly improved following the telehealth exercise program, which we attribute to the tailored exercises that address visual/vestibular deficits and hip muscle weakness.

Over the past decade, interest in Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT) has risen up the political and media agendas, but they remain relatively unknown. This topical book is the first to chart the history and contemporary developments in GRT community activism, and the community and voluntary organisations and coalitions which support it. Underpinned by radical community development and equality theories, it describes the communities' struggle for rights against a backdrop of intense intersectional discrimination across Europe, and critiques the ambivalent role of community development in fostering these campaigns. Much of it co-written by community activists, it is a vehicle for otherwise marginalised voices, and an essential resource and inspiration for practitioners, lecturers, researchers and members of GRT communities