YVONNE PIERRE: When was your son, Ryan, diagnosed with Down syndrome (DS)? LINDA DOLEZAN: We found out Ryan had DS at birth, although we were told I was at “high risk” in my 22nd week. I declined the amnio. At the time, did you know anything about DS? All I knew about DS at the [...]
Children with Down syndrome were the center of attention as more than 1,200 people gathered Saturday, Oct. 10, to show support and say “It’s time!” to increase awareness and fundraising for Down syndrome research, medical care and education. The 2009 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Jet Set Fashion Show also celebrated the extraordinary humanitarian and musical [...]
Diondra Dixon is a Special Olympic medalist who has won an award for poetry, balances school and a job and is a role model for young people with Down syndrome. She’s also received the Quincy Jones Exceptional Self-Advocate Award at the “Be Yourself, Be Beautiful” fashion show in October 2009. Just in case you haven’t heard, [...]
Halle Berry did an interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, contributing editor for UGO discussing X-Men: The Last Stand. During the interview Halle mentioned her nephew who has Down syndrome. Here’s a glimpse of what she said: UGO: The cure in this movie raises so many interesting questions. HALLE: Yes it made me go [...]
Michael Jurogue Johnson is a full time artist. Art is his job. He paints almost every day and he also works in the cottage industry that has developed from his talent. Michael was born with Down syndrome, but he was also born with a sense of wonder, an ability to appreciate simple things, a good [...]
Born in Nashville TN with Down Syndrome, Bernadette has become well known in the art community worldwide. Her exposure to the art world and culture started as a child attending as many art galleries, museums, concert halls and plays as her time would allow. From an early age she was encouraged to draw and color [...]
Sally Brown has Cerebral Palsy and has been a bike rider for almost 50 years. She founded Every Kid Mobility, Inc. in 2005 and partnered with Just Two Bikes to market Adaptive Bikes and pediatric medical equipment. In January 2007 Brown released her first novel, “The Big Red Bike.” The book is the story of [...]
Diana has Down Syndrome, a genetic condition that gives her one extra chromosome, a lower IQ, and constant physical problems. Kathy, on the other hand, is 61 years old, has a degree in English, and has had cerebral palsy since her birth which left her non-verbal. For 37 years they have lived together, forging a [...]
The Able Trust established the “Look at My Ability” campaign to build public awareness of the skills and talents available to businesses and organizations from within this workforce, to promote the work of the Florida Business Leadership Network and its 14 local organizations, and to encourage everyone with a disability to look at their abilities [...]
Chuck Adams is a lifelong resident of Mattituck, New York. Growing up with a physical challenge, he knows that things often don’t come easy. Adams was born with a severed spinal cord and is paralyzed from the waist down. As he likes to say, he was born in a wheelchair. Adams was the first wheelchair [...]
At the age of 28 year old, Sujeet Desai is an accomplished professional musician and self-advocate with Down syndrome from New York, USA. Sujeet plays 6 musical instruments including the Bb and Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Violin, Piano and Drums and has just started to learn his 7th, the trumpet. In addition to his career [...]
Quincy Jones joins fashion show to raise money for Down syndrome
Diondra Dixon in the Spotlight
Halle Berry’s View on Down Syndrome
Michael J. Johnson: Painter, Illustrator, Self Advocate
Bernadette Resha: Painter, Artist, Self Advocate
Sally Ross Brown: An Extraordinary Woman with Cerebral Palsy
Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy
Something More by Chuck Adams
Sujeet Desai: Professional Musician and Self-Advocate
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The Able Trust established the “Look at My Ability” campaign to build public awareness of the skills and talents available to businesses and organizations from within this workforce, to promote the work of the Florida Business Leadership Network and its 14 local organizations, and to encourage everyone with a disability to look at their abilities and where those skills fit in the world of work. For more information visit, http://www.abletrust.org
