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Children with special needs are a vulnerable population. They can be some of the most adorable and sweet kids there are. But unfortunately they are the most bullied among us and often experience discrimination, judgment, and treatment that most of...
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From the 1930s, Margaret Sanger’s desired ‘eugenics’ society has evolved into genetics with this administration. Of course the name's changed, just to ease the stigma of engineering to what’s perceived as the...
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An international group of scientists in San Diego, Maryland and China announced yesterday that they have unlocked one cause of the symptoms that affect people with Down syndrome. The researchers’ work appeared online in the journal Nature Medicine.A...
Read more Tim Harris is a unique individual.He graduated from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2004 and was elected as Homecoming King by the highest margin in the school’s history.Voted Student of the Year by...
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Tim Harris was 13 years old when he told people his dream of owning his own restaurant. He is now 27 and the proud operator of Tim's Place in Albuquerque, N.M. Sure, lots of people follow...
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Tim's Place is a staple restaurant for most in Alburquerque. Not only because the owner is the only person in the US with Down Syndrome to own a restaurant but because he specializes in breakfast, lunch, and hugs...
Read more Setting realistic goals for the future is not an easy task. Life often gets in the way and dreams of accomplishments are pushed aside for a later date. Staying motivated and encouraged by others is often the key to reaching...
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The phrase, “Down syndrome death,” has become a trending search term today after the Washington Post reported this Tuesday, Feb. 19, that a man with Down syndrome, 26, died while being escorted by security guards from a local...
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Michael Garcia has received all kinds of fame, donations, and stardom in his tiny Texas town since he defended a little boy with down syndrome when another patron was rude and made the comment that, "Special needs kids should...
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Most parents with children of disabilities are not strangers to challenges, injustice, and hardships, but when one Indiana family received their daughter from the school bus with duct tape wrapped around her ankles and holding her shoes on, they were...
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