Advocacy around research is important, especially because Down syndrome is the least funded genetic condition by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Category Archives: A to Z Blogging Challenge 2019
APRIL A TO Z BLOGGING CHALLENGE: Jobs
Employment is a difficult subject in the Ds community. It is a reason for advocacy but it is also a source for heated, emotional debate within the community.
APRIL A TO Z BLOGGING CHALLENGE: Information
Of all the tools a good advocate needs, information is the most important.
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APRIL A TO Z BLOGGING CHALLENGE: Health
Aging with Down syndrome creates new health challenges. Families are helping each other by sharing what they learn.
APRIL A TO Z BLOGGING CHALLENGE: Groups
“The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.” – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
APRIL A TO Z BLOGGING CHALLENGE: Friends and Family
Perhaps our first taste of advocacy happens when we choose to tell our friends and family that our child has Down syndrome.
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APRIL A TO Z BLOGGING CHALLENGE: Education
A great deal of advocacy work has centered on K-12 education. Today advocates are looking at new ways to define education for adults with intellectual disabilities.
APRIL A TO Z BLOGGING CHALLENGE: Dignity of Risk
One of the most important things we, as parents, can do for our children is allow them the space to make their own mistakes. Continue reading APRIL A TO Z BLOGGING CHALLENGE: Dignity of Risk
April A to Z Blogging Challenge: Civil Rights
The disability community at large has been fighting for civil rights for decades.
![“I can’t even get to the back of the bus.” ADAPT activists protesting for accessible transportation, Philadelphia, 1990. [Smithsonian National Museum of American History]](http://s534728919.onlinehome.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Civil_Rights_Disability_Rights_header.jpg)
April A to Z Blogging Challenge: Belonging
One of the best things about being different is finding others who are different like you.
If you’re so inclined, you can find a fantastic group of friends in what we refer to as the “Down syndrome community.” Continue reading April A to Z Blogging Challenge: Belonging