If there can be said to be a vanishing population in the United States, one demographic immediately stands out: people living with Down syndrome. But how can they be truly disappearing when there are an estimated 400,000 such Americans, whose lifespans are
New Barbie seen as affirmation of children with Down syndrome even while abortion claims more of them
When Mattel announced the release of a Barbie doll portrayed with Down syndrome April 25, the global toymaker explained the addition to its product line is intended "to allow even more children to see themselves in Barbie."
But a corresponding awful and certainly
In honor of World Down Syndrome Day, Jacinta Hamilton writes about her experience with having a sibling with Down syndrome. She writes: “Words cannot express the blessing that my brother Gabriel is to his parents, six siblings, and his many other family
Young Catholic triathlete with Down syndrome, inspired by faith, tells UN he has ‘no limitations’
It was his first speaking engagement at the United Nations' headquarters in New York, and Gabriel Cobb, who has Down syndrome, was admittedly "a little nervous."
But it was obviously nothing the 22-year-old Catholic from St. Louis couldn't handle.
"I am Gabriel, God's messenger,"
One of my friends recently posted an article on Facebook from the Catholic website Aleteia singling out National Geographic for creating and sharing an initiative called “Look at us a little differently” on its Instagram feed. The initiative, which first began in