'People tell me I don't "look Down's syndrome enough".' ...

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Along with causing intellectual disability and physical health issues, this condition may make a person more prone to ...

Of having her daughter Aria, Kirstin Czernek says, "I fell instantly in love and it opened my eyes to the Down syndrome community as a whole" Kirstin Czernek always wanted a big family — though she ...

Robert Wallop, an Annapolis dancer with down syndrome, is taking his moves to the stage this week. “We can make a difference, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Around 1 in 700 babies in the United States is born each year with Down Syndrome, according to the National Down Syndrome Society.

As Disability Pride Month comes to a close, Mattel introduced two new Barbie dolls: a blind Barbie and a Black Barbie with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Lisa Newtop got pregnant, some of her friends pulled away from her. Their parents thought that she might be a bad influence.

At 29 years of age, Kim O’Kelly works for the Department of Agriculture, is a founding member of Social Readers Book Club, chairwoman of a regional advisory council, has spoken in Leinster House, and ...

Cincinnati Country Day junior Ezra Cohen organized “Cards for Community” in Blue Ash, bringing together more than 40 vendors and hundreds of collectors to support the Down Syndrome Association of ...

Rebecca and Luke Chambers keep an eye on Cal Chambers as he climbs a ladder at one of his favorite places, the playground at John Venezia Community Park on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (The Gazette, ...