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
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
On March 19th, several NADS Self-Advocates answered questions as part of a panel discussion. The event was organized by Besset Sabourin from UPS FOR DOWNS. The NADS Self-Advocates prepared eight answers to the questions asked as the moderator, Linda Sma... Read more
