Free 2 Be Me Dance is an adaptive ballet class for kids with Down syndrome living in Los Angeles. Director Coleen Perry was inspired by a program in Boston and now offers five year-round classes and several summer classes. We found Free 2 Be…
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Don’t you love the irony of songs with silence in the title? Simon and Garfunkle’s “The Sounds of Silence” is a classic. The recent remake by Disturbed is (perhaps surprisingly) also pretty amazing. My favorite, “Enjoy the Silence,” came out in…
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What happens when a video goes viral? A young man gets close to 10,000 likes on his Facebook page and the world gets to see that Down syndrome doesn’t get him down! Dehvin loves to dance. His mother, Kenya Flowers shares…
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Here on The Road, we LOVE actor, singer, advocate and pioneer, Chris Burke! In August last year, we celebrated his 50th birthday and his retirement from the NDSS. Mardra wrote a letter to Chris, which was published by the Huffington Post…
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Marcus Sikora, a young man with Down syndrome is the lead vocalist and co-writer of this song, “We are the Band (Black Day!)” which was inspired by/written with his book, Black Day: The Monster Rock Band. Marcus and Quinn Sikora co-wrote the…
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e.motion21 is an Australian non-profit organization that offers dance and exercise classes for children and young adults who have Down syndrome. Founded in April, 2009, by Cate Sayers, e.motion21 has grown into a multi-site program with seven different locations across Victoria. You…
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For the third year, we’ll be participating in the April A to Z Blogging Challenge! In 2014, our first attempt at the challenge, we asked for guest bloggers and shared a variety of personal stories and advocacy issues. Last year, we adopted…
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