Posts Tagged ‘Down syndrome’
#HowDoYouSeeMe
This year, in honor of World Down Syndrome Day (which was this Monday!), Italian advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi released a touching video which shows famous (neurotypical) actress Olivia Wilde demonstrating all of the ways that she sees herself– as someone who people can rely on, someone who laughs (and occasionally cries), someone who achieves…
Read MoreProud to call this man a friend!
As professionals in the disability world, we often hear about the dismal situation for transition planning and services for adults with disabilities. Adults with disabilities have one of the highest unemployment rates of any group in the United States. In many cases, once individuals with disabilities age out of school, they spend more time alone…
Read MoreIn Honor of World Down Syndrome Day
“I’m a snowman, Torrie, and I. Am. Melting.” As I watched Devon, a 6th grader with a deep love of Broadway musical soundtracks, lying on a stage in a fully padded snowman costume during the middle of a performance on a warm San Diego evening, I could only laugh. He was surrounded by a cadre…
Read MoreBusiness as a Form of Advocacy
Teddy Fitzmaurice, President of Teddy’s Ts, designs, paints, and sells his t-shirts and buttons promoting human rights and disability advocacy. Teddy, an entrepreneur with Down syndrome, is striving for independence and a self-directed life. The business helps Teddy be the independent person he wants to be. His micro-enterprise demonstrates how inclusion drives success. Teddy lives in his…
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