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Exploring Self-Compassion for Families with Down Syndrome
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger Dr. Karen Bluth, who shares great...
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Empowering Dreams Through the ABLE Act
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger, parent, advocate, Jawanda Mast ....
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Supporting Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation for Those You Love
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger, educator, author, and advocate,...
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Free Online Resources for Children with Down Syndrome
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger, mum, and CEO of Learn and Thrive, Jo...
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Trusting My Intuition: Advocating for My Son with Down Syndrome
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger, real estate specialist, co-founder...
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Everything You Need to Know About SSI
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger and special needs financial planner...
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Age Eighteen: Decisions, Decisions...
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger and special needs planning attorney...
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Passion Prevails: Words of Wisdom from a Lifelong Advocate
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger, parent, and family and disability...
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The Low Down on Higher Education for People with IDD
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger, parent, and advocate Dr. Chelsea...
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The Making of an Advocate: Using Your Voice for Good
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community Featuring guest blogger, parent, and advocate Jawanda Mast. I...
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Introducing GiGi's in the Big Apple
PART OF OUR RESOURCE 2024 SERIES: Expanding your options and your community GiGi’s Playhouse is a one-of-a-kind achievement center for...
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The Inclusive College Experience at ClemsonLIFE
There are currently 310 post-secondary education (PSE) programs located across 49 states. As the number of programs continues to expand...
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LuMind IDSC: Pursuing a World without Alzheimer's
Most of us know a family member or friend with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. In fact, nearly all of us do! Adults with Down syndrome...
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Celebrating Marbridge: A Model Living Community
For those of you who joined the Beyond Down Syndrome journey a while ago, you may know our daughter, Gwendolyn, now 29, achieved her...
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The Other 'D' Word: Divorce and How to Get Through It
The other D-word. Divorce. It’s a word we hate to think about, or even say. It’s not something we think will ever happen to us. Sure...
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Tips and Resources for Dual Diagnosis Families
As a parent walking the road alongside many families who have a child with Down syndrome, we’ve had both challenging and rewarding...
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Rediscover Best Buddies: Building a More Inclusive World
Guest blogger Tracy Churchman shares the amazing offerings and wonders of today's Best Buddies program Hi, my name is Tracy Churchman and...
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Valuable Resources for Families with Down Syndrome
50 linked resources to support your self-advocate's independence journey During Gwendolyn's independence journey, we've gathered some...
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Introducing the Black Down Syndrome Association
Connecting black families to resources to improve lives in a most fulfilling way March 10, 2019 changed my life forever. The eager...
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Celebrate WDSD with your Essential Guide
Independence is for everyone: get the guidance to develop your roadmap and make it happen! Life is Full of Surprises Unplanned events are...
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