County Durham photographer shines light on 'extra ordinary' children with her art

County Durham photographer shines light on 'extra ordinary' children with her art

A County Durham photographer committed to celebrating overlooked and underrepresented communities is shining a light on children with Down Syndrome…

This Friday, March 21, the Reina Foundation of Quito has invited citizens to join the campaign #MiDíaVaPorTi, an initiative that seeks to raise awareness and promote the inclusion of people with Down Syndrome.

How an Iowa woman is spreading awareness about Down syndrome, inclusivity in daughter's classroom

GRIMES, Iowa -- Patty Sneddon-Kisting wears a lot of hats. She’s the executive director of a nonprofit, a mom, a wife, and a Down syndrome advocate. This is the third year she’s visited her daughter Addi’s school to teach kids more about it.  “We try to find ways to celebrate Down syndrome and individuals just being their unique, authentic selves with their, whether it's a disability or just something that makes them unique.” She has the kids pl…

Carroll Special Olympics Club holds Down Syndrome Awareness walk

About 50 Carroll students, 6 Special Olympics Montana Tri-County Area athletes, and unified partners gathered in the spirit of awareness and acceptance during the Carroll College Special Olympics Clubs 5th Annual Down Syndrome Awareness Walk.Attendees marched nearly a mile around Carroll's campus ahead of World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, which is celebrated annually on Mar. 21.Maddie Visser, the President of the Carroll College Special Olympic…

Today is World Down Day. On this occasion, the LDRC enriched the library of the Down special class of the 55th General Education School of the Capital with books.     LDRC has been implementing its “Limitless Dreams” project since 2018. Many schools and kindergartens are joining this project, which aims to create conditions for the future generation to learn and develop in a comfortable environment and to make intellectual investments in them. T…

Florian from Feldkirchen has Down's syndrome and therefore special needs. The eight-year-old is pure joie de vivre. In the elementary school he settled in well.