Just LOOK what we were able to accomplish together during this year's 3/21 Pledge!!! Thanks to YOU, this summer we will be able to grant more scholarships than ever before to college students who are rockin' that extra chromosome!!! Ruby and I are overwhelmed with gratitude!!
"And she's just one of the classmates..." This is the "natural state of inclusion" we were talking about. It just IS ❤️
"I've always wanted to have a big band...and having a big band, means you include everyone who wants to be in it." We are CELEBRATING the lives of people rockin' that extra chromosome today and EVERYDAY!! Will you CELEBRATE WDSD with us by taking the 3/21 Pledge?! www.321pledge.org to change a life TODAY!
HAPPY WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY!!!! What does inclusion mean to you? WWW.321PLEDGE.ORG TO TAKE THE 3/21 PLEDGE AND HELP SOMEONE WITH DOWN SYNDROME GO FOR THEIR COLLEGE DREAMS!! ❤️
"The goal is not straight A's...the goal is for the student to feel happy, to feel included and to be successful. And that's different for every kid." We all need a Principal Nelson in our lives!! Let's keep "painting the plane as we are flyin' it" y'all!! ONE MORE DAY to reach our goal of [...]
"Hey Ruby, How's middle school going?! And hey Kelly Clarkson, your biggest fan is ready when you are! ❤️🤣 World Down Syndrome Day is TOMORROW!!! EEEK!! Have you taken the 3/21 Pledge yet?!?!? Your $21 can truly make a difference!! www.321pledge.org to change a life TODAY!!
My hubby is a former special education teacher, and the one who really gave me confidence when Ruby was born that it was all going to be ok. Having a birth diagnosis and not knowing ANYTHING about Down syndrome, he literally looked at me right after we found out she had that magical extra chromosome [...]
"Inclusion isn't something you learn in a book or lesson plan...it must be lived each and every day." We weren't sure what to expect for Ruby in middle school. What we truly wanted most for her was to find friendships and community, feel seen and heard, and feel like she BELONGED. Just as she is. [...]
He also said, "We decided the first week of her life that we were going to make it our job to get as many obstacles out of her way as we could and to give her as many tools as we could to help her find who she is and maximize what she's got." FOUR [...]
For her thesis, Rachel is taking photos of other students with Down syndrome from around the world who have graduated from college with an associates or bachelor's degree. So far, they have found about 20 and traveled everywhere from London, to Lexington, KY, to Lima, Peru to take their photos. She is currently in Malaga, [...]
