A great deal of advocacy work has centered on K-12 education. Today advocates are looking at new ways to define education for adults with intellectual disabilities.
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Not only did the Ethan Saylor Alliance create better training for law enforcement, it is also creating jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities! Here’s a bit about how it works.
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We 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!
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Our Saturday blogs this month will be devoted to documentary film about Ethan Saylor – Ethan’s Law. For today we literally went to the source and asked the director Edward Rhodes a few questions.
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The first month of the year. New beginnings. Resolutions. Reminders…. January is a month like no other here on The Road. It’s brings a mix of emotions. Some are still celebrating the holidays; some struggle with feelings of loss and pain.
read moreToday we celebrate the 50th birthday of a pioneer in Down syndrome advocacy. Chris Burke became famous with his role as “Corky” in Life Goes On – but he didn’t stop there. His music and his message have been a source of…
read moreBy: Stephanie Holland This year the annual NDSC convention was held in sunny Phoenix, Arizona. The 100+ degree weather made things outside of the conference venue a bit sticky, but inside everything was “cool.” If I had to sum up my own…
read moreBy: Stephanie Holland For two long years, Patti Saylor has advocated for change after the death of her precious Ethan. It has meant long hours, countless miles of travel and hours in meetings. The emotional toll of reliving that terrible evening over…
read moreBy Stephanie Holland I’ve been thinking a lot about the word “legacy” today. It seems so incredible to me that we could be talking about Ethan – someone I knew – someone’s child, grandchild, nephew, brother – someone the same age…
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