Down syndrome

Viral ad campaign challenges perceptions for World Down Syndrome Day 2024

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People with Down syndrome have a message for the world: “Assume that I can.” An international awareness campaign, launched ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday, challenges negative biases that people with Down syndrome can face.  A young woman, played by Canadian actress Madison Tevlin, discusses the low expectations others have for people like … Read more

States promise to help disabled kids. Why do some families wait a decade or more?

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TOPEKA, Kan. — When Lilly Miller was in elementary school, teachers told her parents they needed to immediately sign up their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, for a wait list so the state would pay for a day program when she grew up. The teachers predicted a six-year wait. The Millers have been waiting … Read more