Church Service Helps Those With Special Needs
Best of Life
Avon Student Wins Council for Exceptional Children Award
New Dolls on the Block, Toys with a Special Needs Twist
College Is Possible For Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Enhanced Prenatal Testing Leaves Parents with Tough Choices
NDSC Recent News Articles
Please click on the link above to review recent news articles related to Down Syndrome as posted by the National Down Syndrome Congress.
The Perfect R Word
A trailer is being added to the DVD movie versions of Tropic Thunder. The attached PSA will also be aired in Walmart stores nationwide. The PSA can be viewed athttp://www.blueberryshoes.com/psa/index.html
NIH Develops Down Syndrome Research Plan
The National Institutes of Health has developed a research plan to advance understanding of Down syndrome and speed development of new treatments for the condition, the most frequent genetic cause of mild to moderate mental retardation and associated medical problems. The plan sets research goals for the next 10 years that build upon earlier research advances fostered by the NIH.
Player wouldn't quit; changes hearts
01/08/2008
By Dennis McCarthy, Columnist
Parents of Disabled Students Push for Separate Classes
November 27, 2007
Last fall, groups who favor placing disabled students in regular classrooms faced opposition from an unlikely quarter: parents like Norette Travis, whose daughter Valerie has autism.
New Research Uncovers Clue to Help Down Syndrome Patients Increase Learning Capacity
Aug 20, 2007
By University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Think Again - Children With Down syndrome Can Become Bilingual
July 12, 2007
The language abilities of children with Down syndrome may exceed the expectations of professionals who work with them on a regular basis, according to a new study based at Dalhousie.
Nationwide Medicaid Study
A new report released by the UCP ranking states on Medicaid for Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Message born of 'hopes, dreams'
February 20, 2007 - USA Today - Steve Riggio's daughter Melissa is a senior in high school who works at the YMCA, sings in the school chorus and is a member of the swim team. She's just like millions of students nationwide, and that's exactly what Riggio wants others to understand.
Lucy is learning. Are the doctors?
February 4, 2007 - When I brush my granddaughter Lucy's hair and put it in a ponytail, I always kiss the back of her neck. And she giggles. She is 3. She talks. She dances. She goes to school. She plays house and tea, and kick ball and follow the leader. She loves books and Bambi and church and playing with her cousin Adam.
Wrestlers, Special Needs Students Develop Bond
WITI-TV, MEQUON -- Wrestlers and special needs students in Mequon are developing a bond that was not anticipated. What's bringing these two groups of kids together? FOX 6's Tom Pipines has their story.
Golly, What Did Jon Do?
MSNBC.com, Newsweek
Jan. 29, 2007 issue - What did Jon Will and the more than 350,000 American citizens like him do to tick off the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists?...