Monthly Archives: April 2016

Grantee Profile: The Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area (DSCBA)

Photo courtesy of Positive Exposure in collaboration with the Golisano Foundation.

Living a full and healthy life with Down Syndrome

“The minute our daughter was born, the hospital room went silent. Where there should have been ‘Congratulations’ and ‘It’s a Girl’, there were awkward [Read more…]

Sofia Webster2021-02-22T19:56:01-08:00April 25, 2016|Blog Expired|

People with Disabilities and Organ Transplantation Rights

There is an unfortunate story that people with intellectual disabilities know too well.

Too many medical professionals think of them in terms of “function” or “dysfunction.”

Lily Parra, for example, is 4 months old and needs a heart. But there was a small amount of fluid on her brain that might lead to disability, and she was [Read more…]

Sofia Webster2021-02-22T19:56:06-08:00April 12, 2016|Blog Expired|