Showing posts with label Down syndrome awareness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Down syndrome awareness. Show all posts
Monday, July 22, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
NDSS ~ MY GREAT STORY! One Siblings Act of CHANGE.
Published on Mar 21, 2013
The National Down Syndrome Society's (NDSS) My Great Story Video Project features 10 short videos are based on submitted stories to the NDSS My Great Story public awareness campaign. The goal of the My Great Story campaign is to ignite a new way of thinking about people with Down syndrome by sharing stories written by and about them. NDSS and the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at UMass Boston collaborated with Emmy Award winning filmmaker, Melanie Perkins McLaughlin, to create the Video Project.
One Sibling's Act Leads to Change stars 9-year-old Trent Briggs and his 12-year-old sister Megan. When he discovered that Scholastic Dictionary had used the word "retarded" in its definition of Down syndrome Trent took action. He wrote to Scholastic and asked them to change the definition using the term "intellectual disability" instead. Trent and Megan show the rest of us how one person can inspire another to create positive change.
Learn more about the My Great Story Video Project at www.ndss.org/storiesvideoproject.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Dancer With Down Syndrome Wins First Place In Contest - Entertainment News Story - WLWT Cincinnati
Dancer With Down Syndrome Wins First Place In Contest - Entertainment News Story - WLWT Cincinnati
(click link to see video)
Way to go Teddy Kremer!
(click link to see video)
Way to go Teddy Kremer!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Family Hires Attorney After Police Scuffle With Special Needs Man
Family Hires Attorney After Police Scuffle With Special Needs Man
Gilberto Powell ~ 22 years old
I AM SO SORRY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO YOU!!!
You remind me of any number of my friends sons....all my friends have a son or daughter with Down syndrome just like you Gilberto.
I am so sad for you and your mom & dad and your entire family that all love you very much!
The police officers that did this to you, should be ashamed of themselves for BEATING you up and being POLICE BULLIES!!
I PRAY this will be a catalyst for not only the Miami-Police Department to make sure all their officers receive DISABILITY TRAINING but for us as a community that serves a large population of individuals with disabilities that ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS provide DISABILITY SENSITIVITY TRAINING.
You remind me of any number of my friends sons....all my friends have a son or daughter with Down syndrome just like you Gilberto.
I am so sad for you and your mom & dad and your entire family that all love you very much!
The police officers that did this to you, should be ashamed of themselves for BEATING you up and being POLICE BULLIES!!
I PRAY this will be a catalyst for not only the Miami-Police Department to make sure all their officers receive DISABILITY TRAINING but for us as a community that serves a large population of individuals with disabilities that ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS provide DISABILITY SENSITIVITY TRAINING.
Gilberto............I am so sorry this happened to you!
HUGS-2-YOU~!!!
PODS Angels ~ Down syndrome family support
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Down syndrome in the 21st Century
Monday is WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY (3.21.11)
http://321fun.blogspot.com/2011/03/down-syndrome-in-21st-century.html
Great video to share with EVERYONE!
http://321fun.blogspot.com/2011/03/down-syndrome-in-21st-century.html
Great video to share with EVERYONE!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Inclusion is a Crazy IDEA?
People have a lot of different crazy ideas on what INCLUSION really is or what it should look like in a classroom or on a school campus. Inclusion is not a place, it's not sitting seperately away from other students, it's not a seperate classroom or going to visit a special teachers classroom and then going to the cafeteria to eat lunch in the same room as other students and then not sitting with your Gen. Ed classmates!
Inclusion is a community, it's a community that is accepting of differences and of everyone no matter what! Inclusion is a place where everyone is accepted and valued just as they are! Classrooms are made up of individuals, everyone is different and unique with different learning styles, hopes and dreams for their future! Inclusion is all together all the time! INCLUSION WORKS!
Inclusion is a community, it's a community that is accepting of differences and of everyone no matter what! Inclusion is a place where everyone is accepted and valued just as they are! Classrooms are made up of individuals, everyone is different and unique with different learning styles, hopes and dreams for their future! Inclusion is all together all the time! INCLUSION WORKS!
Friday, June 11, 2010
AUDIO ~ Florence County School District Four v. Carter
AUDIO of: Florence County School District Four v. Carter
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_91_1523/argument
CLICK ON THIS LINK and listen to the newest SUPREME COURT RULING!! Amazing stuff to listen to and you can also read it as well!
FAPE = FREE AND APPROPRIATE EDUCATION
This has to do with reinbursement to the parent if they enrolled their child in a private school when the public school did not provide FAPE.
This website is interesting...check it out!
Have a great day!
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_91_1523/argument
CLICK ON THIS LINK and listen to the newest SUPREME COURT RULING!! Amazing stuff to listen to and you can also read it as well!
FAPE = FREE AND APPROPRIATE EDUCATION
This has to do with reinbursement to the parent if they enrolled their child in a private school when the public school did not provide FAPE.
This website is interesting...check it out!
Have a great day!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
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