News on Down Syndrome
Confessions of a special needs mom: the growing up scares me
Ellen Stumbo notes that things that are cute when a five-year-old does them are not so cute for a teenager.
A guy with Down syndrome becomes a web victim, and his parents sue
A post on Love That Max tells the story of a photo appropriated by strangers for a nasty joke.
The New Face of Advocacy
A post on Down Wit Dat, the 2012 Reader' Choice Award winner for Favorite Special-Needs Parenting Blog, looks at how the Internet is changing disability advocacy.
Dignity of Risk
A Big Blueberry Eyes post has some thoughts about a MMA fighter with Down syndrome.
Following Restraint Death, Groups Seek Probe
Disability Scoop reports on the latest in attempt to get justice for Ethan Saylor.
An Open Letter to Safeway: Make a Difference
A post on With a Little Moxie objects to grouping all disabilities together for vague charitable purposes.
Full or Functioning
A post on Not Alone, this year's Readers' Choice Award winner for Favorite Special-Needs Parenting Blog, looks at the limitations of language for summing up an individual.
ESPN To Profile Man With Down Syndrome
From Disability Scoop: "A 30-year-old with Down syndrome proved so inspirational to the Cincinnati Reds during a stint as a batboy that he will soon be the subject of an ESPN profile."
Who will speak for Ethan Saylor?
A post on the Bloom blog wonders why there hasn't been more media coverage.
A Generational Shift in Understanding Life With Down Syndrome
In the Atlantic, a parent looks at how the acceptance of kids with Down syndrome has changed since he was a child.
Down-Syndrome News - January/February/March 2013
News stories on Down syndrome from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2013.
Down-Syndrome News 2012
News stories on Down syndrome from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2012.
Down-Syndrome News 2011
Look back at the Down-syndrome topics we were reading about throughout 2011.
Down-Syndrome News 2010
Look back at the Down-syndrome topics we were reading about throughout 2010.