GLOBAL Down Syndrome Foundation Blog
Congress Poised for a Vote on Education Reform This Fall
Congress Poised for a Vote on Education Reform This Fall The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have each passed versions of bills that have the potential to vastly change public education for children who are differently-abled, including those with Down syndrome. Here’s what parents and advocates need to know. Since 2007, Congress has been […]
Posted on September 08, 2015
First Crnic Institute Graduate Fellowship Awarded
Global donors ensure a pipeline of scientists researching Down syndrome — from undergrads and grad students to postdocs and senior investigators. Self-advocate Alan Beals, Amber Sorenson and Dr. Tom Blumenthal Dr. Tom Blumenthal, the Executive Director of the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, believes in Down syndrome research so much he invested his personal […]
Posted on August 03, 2015
First Lady Celebrates Global Self-Advocates in DC
College-bound Devon Adelman and Megan Bomgaars represent Global at First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2015 “Beating the Odds” summit at the White House. The event is part of the First Lady’s Reach Higher Campaign, which celebrates students who have overcome the “odds” to attend college. Devon Adelman and Megan Bomgaars in DC When the Global Down […]
Posted on August 03, 2015
Alzheimer’s-DS Seminal Conference in Arizona
A packed house heard from leading scientists and clinicians at Global’s Research and Medical Care Roundtable: “Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome – What Parents and Caregivers Should Know.” DS & AD Experts Drs. Dennis McGuire, Brian Chicoine, Ira Lott and Michael Rafii Global’s Roundtable attracted world-renowned Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease experts to the NDSC […]
Posted on August 03, 2015
Global Supports 21st Century Cures Act
The House overwhelmingly passes the bipartisan legislation, which would increase NIH funding and potentially create a new era for Down syndrome research. Congresswoman Diana DeGette and Congressman Fred Upton with Global intern Kat Loewen and Global President & CEO Michelle Sie Whitten Congresswoman Diana DeGette and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton have been […]
Posted on August 03, 2015
Mom Raising 5 Kids with DS ‘Called to Motherhood’
Leah Spring and her family Tom Blumenthal, Ph.D., upper left, molecular biologist Joaquin Espinosa, Ph.D., cancer and molecular biologist Leah Spring has five children with Down syndrome — and she’s fighting breast cancer. At the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, researchers are studying how people with Down syndrome and their resistance to solid tumor […]
Posted on July 07, 2015
Generous Grant Funds Global’s Hollywood Ball
Alex Taleaga and Anna Stotts Paige Bowling, Sara Stephenson, Ashley Poulson and Lauren Farrell Felisha Hess and Amy Garcia The Salah Foundation helps fund adult education programs including the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Hollywood Ball. The fourth annual Be Beautiful Be Yourself Hollywood Ball “Gold & Glam” was held on Friday, June 12, 2015 in […]
Posted on July 07, 2015
Global Awarded $500,000 for Down Syndrome-Alzheimer’s Research
This May, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, State Senator Mike Johnston, and the state legislature allocated $500,000 for the Rocky Mountain Alzheimer’s Disease Center, a Global affiliate. The state has now invested $1.25 million over three years to support the first Alzheimer’s disease research and clinical care center in Colorado, and the first in the U.S. […]
Posted on July 07, 2015