When someone with Down syndrome wants to break into the acting biz, the best place to find an agent who “gets it” is Kazarian/Measures/Ruskin & Associates (KMR) and Gail Williamson’s Down Syndrome in Arts & Media (DSiAM).
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Music therapy may not be as common as some of the others we’re used to (PT, OT, and Speech) but it can be just as helpful. Most of the information online seems to be geared toward children – as we often see…
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When Born This Way aired on the A&E Network, it prompted mixed emotions from the Down syndrome parent community. Strong emotions. I pondered long and hard about why those emotions came to the surface, and how we could help bridge the gap…
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“Waiting lists.” Is your loved on one? Have you heard of them? Do you know what they are? Nolo, a website that provides legal information, tells us where the term “waivers” comes from. “Historically, Medicaid-eligible people who needed help with things like…
read moreBy: Stephanie Holland Those of us with adult children know that we, as a society, have come a long way in terms of advocacy and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD); but we also know that we still have…
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