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Twirl Dance Studios
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Twirl Dance Studios

Students with Down syndrome work on improving movement skills, creativity, and memorization as they explore jazz and musical theatre dance styles.

Camp Geronimo
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Camp Geronimo

Camp Geronimo is a day camp for children ages 6—12 years with disabilities, focused on the unique connection between animals and children.

Challenger Leagues
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Challenger Leagues

The Little League Challenger Program is Little League’s adaptive baseball program for individuals with physical and intellectual challenges.

Special Olympics of PA
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Special Olympics of PA

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics...

Camp PALS
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Camp PALS

Camp PALS is a weeklong overnight camp hosted at Universities all over the country for young adults with Down syndrome and their peers.

Camp Bournelyf
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Camp Bournelyf

Bournelyf Special Camp is a summer educational and recreational day camp in West Chester, PA, for youths with intellectual and related disabilities.

Neurodegeneration in Aging Down Syndrome: Research Study Needs Participants
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Neurodegeneration in Aging Down Syndrome: Research Study Needs Participants

The Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders and the Center for Excellence in Autism Research at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are conducting a study called “Neurodegeneration in Aging Down Syndrome.” They are recruiting adults with Down Syndrome (25 years and older) to participate, with the aim to identify biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease with the hopes of...

Down Syndrome Myths and Facts
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Down Syndrome Myths and Facts

Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition in the United States, affecting approximately one in 700 babies. Despite its frequency in our population, many myths about Down syndrome persist. “Assumptions are changing and lessening with time,” says Dria Law, co-chair of Knowledge & Information for Individuals with Down Syndrome (KIIDS) in Bellmawr, NJ....

Westtown-Thornbury Elementary special education teacher honored with award
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Westtown-Thornbury Elementary special education teacher honored with award

West Chester >> Most teachers enter the education field to make a difference – and that is exactly what Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School special education teacher Lauren Gilliano does for her students. Because of her dedication, Gilliano was named the 2017 recipient of the Chester County Down Syndrome Interest Group’s (CCDSIG) Community Partner Recognition Award. “I’m...

One Local Family Shares Their Journey With Down Syndrome
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One Local Family Shares Their Journey With Down Syndrome

In some ways, Emily Scott is a typical 20-year-old. She goes to school, lives with her parents, and works part time. “I do office work, like filing, putting things in alphabetical order and laminating,” she says. “It’s a wonderful experience for me.” Wonderful is a word that Scott uses a lot. Family, friends, co-workers, bowling,...

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