All too often the Down syndrome community specifically, and the disability community in general, are left out of important political debates. We are typically impacted by the same civil rights issues as other minority groups, sometimes even more so because of the…
read moreToday’s film is a difficult watch. It touches on an aspect of our past and present that we don’t talk about much – what happens when elderly parent caregivers get sick and there is no plan in place for their adult children.
read moreWe are excited to announce that The Road We’ve Shared and The International Down Syndrome Coalition (IDSC) are hosting the first annual Ethan Saylor Memorial Film Festival!
read moreIn our final look behind the scenes of Down syndrome in media we’re going to acknowledge some of the people who work hard to make sure that people with disabilities are represented fairly and accurately in all aspects of media.
read moreThey say that with success comes responsibility. Today we’re going to put the spotlight on two young men who don’t take that responsibility lightly. Connor Long and John Franklin Stephens have both starred in films and both lend their voice to important…
read moreAfter Life Goes On ended in 1993, actors with Down syndrome were rarely seen on television except for the occasional guest appearance. The current generation has been able to watch several characters with Down syndrome in episodic, prime time television beginning in 2008.
read moreWhen people with disabilities or their allies make films, how do they get distributed? If you’re talking about a big budget, feature length film, then the process is like any other movie. But, for independent and smaller productions, one place film makers…
read moreToday’s short film is found on the Sproutflix website and features a young man named Peter ten Brink.
read moreAny Day Now addresses prejudice on multiple levels. It looks at how society devalues people who are viewed as different and makes operating within the system difficult at best. In the film, Isaac Leyva plays Marco.
read moreToday we’re going to celebrate Isaac Leyva – one of the stars of Any Day Now and another student from Performing Arts Studio West (PASW).
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