About this speaker
Dr Jenny Downs is Program Head of the Disability Research Program at the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth, Western Australia where she leads research programs that work towards improving quality of life outcomes for children with disability and their families. Her current program includes research on rare disorders including Rett syndrome, the CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, MECP2 Duplication syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome, as well as Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy. Dr Downs has led the development of a quality of life measure for children with intellectual disability, the Quality of Life Inventory – Disability. She is driven by a vision of what success looks like for both children and their families which, over the short and long term, includes living with a strong quality of life.
