What is the impact of a life with Down syndrome? A new study reports on the impact on families and one young woman's life testifies to the impact a life with Down syndrome can have. Continue Reading
February 17, 2016
Envisioning a life with a child with Down syndrome
Envisioning a life with a child with Down syndrome is one of the biggest challenges for most expectant parents receiving a prenatal test result. Here's how the testing laboratories' images frame that future and what resources are available to help patients see the possibilities of a future with a child with Down syndrome. Continue Reading
January 19, 2016
The Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome: A Review
There's a new resource for parents of children with Down syndrome. It may be just right for you. Continue Reading
December 8, 2015
A&E’s Born This Way: Down syndrome meets The Real World
On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at 10 pm on A&E, individuals with Down syndrome break down another barrier: they star in a reality-TV show called Born This Way. Continue Reading
October 19, 2015
Rewriting the story of Down syndrome
For many, thanks to deinstitutionalization, education inclusion, and medical treatments, they know a different Down syndrome than others. This new knowledge is rewriting the story of Down syndrome. Continue Reading
September 28, 2015
Our story: turning two-thirds of a trisomy
Today is my birthday. This year, I'm two-thirds the number of chromosomes for trisomy 21. Continue Reading
September 10, 2015
Our story: defying expectations to make a difference
Over the Labor Day Weekend, my kids and I went camping at Lincoln State Park in Southern Indiana. As my daughter walked where Lincoln did, I thought of defying expectations to make a difference. Continue Reading
May 19, 2015
Where Hope Grows: a role for Down syndrome
Where Hope Grows, a film that opened on May 15, 2015, shows there is a role for Down syndrome in this world. Continue Reading
May 11, 2015
Where Hope Grows: National Premiere this Friday
It's getting hot outside and the summer blockbusters are rolling out. Make plans to go see Where Hope Grows when it premieres this Friday, May 15, 2015 at a theater near you. Continue Reading
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