In 1950, fewer than 50,000 Americans were living with Down syndrome. By 2017, that number topped 217,000, including tens of thousands of people in middle age or beyond. The population is expected ...

The proposed GOP budget cuts would devastate the Medicaid system, reducing funding for services that support disabled ...

Her pediatrician first noticed something was off when Jurnee Locklear came in for a checkup at 3 months old, her mother said. Jurnee, now 3, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, a genetic condition ...

🧩 HURDLE organization encourages independent living for adults with autism 5.8 million adults diagnosed with autism in US, only 5% living independently, per CDC. Crystal Moyer.

Pediatrician Kate Westmoreland cuts a ribbon during a ceremony Monday, March 17, 2025, for the opening of UNC Health’s new Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill as her daughter, Izabel, 2, who has ...

Jurnee Locklear, 3, who has Down syndrome, smiles during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, March 17, 2025, for the opening of UNC Health’s new Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill.

The Canadian Down Syndrome Society is shedding light on the issue of loneliness and isolation faced by many adults with the genetic disorder. Audra Brown with a look at the new campaign that's ...

Pediatrician Kate Westmoreland cuts a ribbon during a ceremony Monday, March 17, 2025, for the opening of UNC Health’s new Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill as her daughter, Izabel, 2, who has ...

Florence Girard, a woman with Down syndrome, weighed about 50 pounds when she died in 2018 in the Port Coquitlam home of Astrid Dahl, a caregiver funded through Crown corporation Community Living ...

The B.C. Crown corporation that oversees the care of developmentally disabled people will have its home-share program independently reviewed after an inquest into a starvation death earlier this ...