At Morgan’s Inspiration Island water park in San Antonio, visitors don’t have to face any wheelchair ramps at one of the park’s main attractions: The riverboat adventure.
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At Morgan’s Inspiration Island water park in San Antonio, visitors don’t have to face any wheelchair ramps at one of the park’s main attractions: The riverboat adventure.
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There were no giant banners, no megaphones, no swarm of supporters on hand for Nikki Villavicencio’s campaign kickoff. Instead, Villavicencio and a small group of supporters pushed a few tables together at the Caribou Coffee in Maplewood Mall on a recent Tuesday and talked about why she wants to run for the local city council.
“It’s just like getting coffee with some friends,” Villavicencio said as she sat next to her husband, Darrell Paulsen, sipping iced coffee.
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The 2018 Gerber baby is Lucas Warren, a 1-year-old from Dalton, Georgia who is the first child with Down syndrome to be named a Gerber baby since the contest’s start in 2010.
“He’s very outgoing and never meets a stranger,” Lucas’s mom, Cortney, told TODAY Parents. “He loves to play, loves to laugh and loves to make other people laugh.”
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LEXINGTON, Ky.- The unemployment rate remained at a low four percent in the United States through the end of 2017, according to International Labour Organization, which means more people are finding work right now. But for one group of society, unemployment proves to be a major challenge. Only a small percentage of people with disabilities are finding employment.
Megan McCormick of Lexington is the exception to that trend. The 29-year-old with Down syndrome is not only employed, she landed her dream job last year.
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When my daughter with Down syndrome was only a few weeks old, my husband and I met with a genetics counselor. Thankfully, by the time we met with this particular professional, I had already read the book, “Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children With Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives.” If I had not read the book, I believe I would have walked away of that meaning feeling as if there was no hope for my child. The counselor gave us a list of things my child would never do and suggested we had no expectations for her…
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