Ethan’s Legacy: A Life that Mattered
IN JANUARY 2013, 26-year-old Ethan Saylor went to see Zero Dark Thirty with his aide, Mary, at a movie theater in F rederick County, Maryland. After the movie ended, Mary left to get her car, and [...]
Republicans and Democrats Agree: Increase NIH Funding for Down Syndrome Research
A STANDING OVATION, A TESTIMONY THAT WENT VIRAL, AND BIPARTISAN SUPPORT DEFINE A FIRST-EVER CONGRESSIONAL HEARING FOCUSED ON DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH. THE GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION has been [...]
CBS News Report About Iceland’s Prenatal Testing Practices Shocks Americans
PRENATAL SCREENING TESTS offer parents-to-be unquestioned benefits, including the opportunity to understand their chances of having a baby with Down syndrome. Prenatal counseling should provide [...]
CBS News – Meet the high-powered Washington lobbyist with Down syndrome
WASHINGTON — Kayla McKeon may be Washington’s most unlikely powerbroker. As the first registered lobbyist with Down Syndrome, the 31-year-old roams the Capitol advocating for the [...]
