GLOBAL Down Syndrome Foundation Blog
Global Down Syndrome Foundation at the Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action Conference
The Global Down Syndrome Foundation is proud to support the 2015 Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action Conference on March 5-8 in Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you at one of our five breakout sessions covering our new Global membership and grants program, social networking for adults, services for teens and adults, research benefiting […]
Posted on March 03, 2015
Jamie Foxx, on Life with His Little Sister, DeOndra
In addition to being an all-star of her own accord, DeOndra Dixon is the youngest sister of Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy Award-winning singer Jamie Foxx. This article is an excerpt from Down Syndrome World magazine, a publication of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. To receive Down Syndrome World, become a member of the Global […]
Posted on February 10, 2015
Crnic Institute begins undergraduate scholarships
for students interested in Down syndrome research. They complement the graduate and postdoctoal fellowships organized by Crnic and funded by Global. A new Undergraduate Scholarship Program being offered through the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the University of Colorado has the potential to expand existing Down syndrome research and get a new generation […]
Posted on February 10, 2015
First T21 Research Society conference in Paris
The Global Down Syndrome Foundation is proud to announce that it has helped establish and is a Founding Member of T21 Research Society (T21RS) — the first international research society focused on Down syndrome. T21RS was founded to promote basic and applied research on Down syndrome, stimulate translational research and apply new scientific knowledge […]
Posted on February 10, 2015
Fashion designer Roberto Coin supports Global
through long-time Global partner Hyde Park Jewelers. A recent dinner with the famous Italian jewelry designer and thought-leader raised nearly $20,000. Internationally renowned jewelry designer Roberto Coin lent his help to benefit the Global Down Syndrome Foundation on December 10, 2014, as long-time Global partner Hyde Park Jewelers hosted a benefit dinner. A portion of […]
Posted on January 05, 2015
Renowned expert Patricia C. Winders shares her views
on the Sie Center for Down Syndrome at Children’s Hospital Colorado and her hopes for children with Down syndrome This article is an excerpt from Down Syndrome World magazine, a publication of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. To receive Down Syndrome World, become a member of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation today at www.DownSyndromeWorld.org Described […]
Posted on January 04, 2015
Global teams up with Alzheimer’s Association
Awarding a total of $2.2 mil in Down syndrome-Alzheimer’s research grants. Samuel L. Jackson shares how his family has been affected by the disease For the second year in a row, Global Down Syndrome Foundation, the Alzheimer’s Association and the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome are teaming up to to better understand the development […]
Posted on January 02, 2015
Empowering Self-Advocates in Florida
The Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida (DSACF) was founded by a small group of families sitting around a kitchen table in 1991. Since then, DSACF’s mission of hope, encouragement, and acceptance has grown exponentially. This article is an excerpt from Down Syndrome World magazine, a publication of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. To receive […]
Posted on December 30, 2014