14-year-old athlete with Down Syndrome advocates for sports

Inspiration!

Check out this kid!

He is 14-year-old athlete who advocates for other children to take up track.

Oh yeah, and he has Down Syndrome.

Read the CBC news article by Sara Vos here:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-jacob-macneill-1.3611054 

12 common misconceptions about Down’s Syndrome

I love the Huffington Post!

October is international down’s syndrome awareness month.

There was a neat article by Hayle G. who is an advocate for people with Down’s Syndrome that talks about 12 common misconceptions.

Read it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/hayley-goleniowska/downs-syndrome-misconceptions_b_5951198.html

Community supports man with Down Syndrome

People (May 2016) posted a neat article about a community that came together to support a local restaurant owned by a man who was born with Down Syndrome.

Read about it here:

http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,21006067,00.html 

Down Syndrome vs. Cancer

There was an interesting article on abc on how down syndrome could be the key to cancer research.

Read about it here:

http://www.abc15.com/news/national/down-syndrome-vs-cancer

Teen with Downs Syndrome is taking on modeling

 

Way to go Madeline Stuart! I’m sending you my best wishes!

Read about her at this link:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/05/19/teen-with-down-syndrome-aims-to-change-traditional-modeling-standards/?intcmp=features

Madison, a talented girl who has down Syndrome can sing

Madison is a young girl who was born with Down Syndrome.

She is a very talented young singer.

Watch this video here: