NADS and/or Down Syndrome News
The National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS) is excited to partner with Mediaplanet on its Disability Empowerment Campaign! As many as 1 in 4 Americans has a disability. It’s a minority that anyone can become a part of at any time. This campaign wi... Read more
The National Association for Down Syndrome’s Self-Advocates in Action (SAIA) group has been participating in weekly Zoom sessions since April 2020! Each week, one of our Self-Advocates (oftentimes along with a parent or sibling) comes up with their ... Read more
The National Association for Down Syndrome and Brianna Lynn Creative Designs are happy to announce our first promotional partnership! From August 5th, 2020 until December 31st, 2020, they will be offering a BUY 1, DONATE 2 Promotion. For every purcha... Read more
The National Association for Down Syndrome and Me O My Earth are proud to announce our first collaboration together! Mothers should be celebrated everyday, so join us in celebrating Moms this month. This year for Mother’s Day, Me O My Earth is offer... Read more
For the safety of our community, NADS has decided to postpone the 2020 “Creating Lifelong Learners” Conference until 2021. Over the next several months, we will be working diligently with our partners to secure a new date. We will be communicating a... Read more
The NADS Self Advocates and Parent Volunteers all gathered at the annual Chicagoland Buddy Walk yesterday in Bolingbrook to help with various stations including registration, selling raffles, greeting and assisting with games. NADS also had a table set up... Read more
We had a great turn out on Friday! The SAIA group made their own pizza’s and discussed activities, events and ideas for the upcoming year. Self-advocates participate in NADS activities, plan and run their own events and fundraisers, form committees, pro... Read more
A FREE seminar for parents/family/caregivers of a person of any age with a dual diagnosis of Down Syndrome PLUS Autism Spectrum Disorder.
