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Survey to help new parents adjust to Down's syndrome diagnosis
“Texas Tech University and Kansas State University researchers are seeking participants in an online survey to help develop support information and resources for parents of children with Down sy… more →
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Survey to help new parents adjust to Down's syndrome diagnosis
Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 week ago: “Texas Tech University and Kansas State University researchers are seeking participants in an … more →
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 4 weeks ago: We’ve been really busty with various work, home, and illness-related issues recently. Here … more →
Raoef Mamedov's Last Supper
Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 month ago: Click the picture for the full size version. A few months ago I stumbled across a blog post about a … more →
In defence of Simple Jack
Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 month ago: Amid the furore against Tropic Thunder and the film-within-a-film Simple Jack last year I maintained … more →
Research contradicts Down's syndrome stereotypes
Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 month ago: Anyone who’s had anything to do with Down’s syndrome will have heard the stereotypes abo … more →
JFK and the National Plan to Combat Mental Retardation
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 month ago: I am in Boston this week with work and with a bit of spare time on my hands today went to visit the … more →
Motivational
Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 2 months ago: Robert Pio Hajjar is a motivational speaker and founder of IDEAL-WAY.ca, an Ontario-based organisati … more →
The burden of Down's syndrome
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 2 months ago: Anyone who reads a lot of Down’s syndrome-related news and blogs has probably already read the … more →
"I don't really see her as any different"
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 3 months ago: Check out this video of Kelly Fitzgerald, one of only two people in New Zealand with Down’s sy … more →
Intellectual disability and human rights
Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 3 months ago: The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, has published an int … more →
13,076
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 3 months ago: There are a lot of statistics thrown around related to prenatal screening and Down’s syndrome, … more →
Down's syndrome is awesome
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 3 months ago: Adjective: awesome 1. Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. As I was sat watching G … more →
How G survived the National Health Service death panels
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 4 months ago: Sarah Palin has let loose on the topic of health care reform. In her latest Facebook outburst, as re … more →
Don't pray4trig.com
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 5 months ago: Long-term readers (hi Mum!) may remember an exchange of views played out on this blog last year with … more →
Father knows best? Male perspectives on Down's syndrome suaght for new book
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 5 months ago: Via The Accidental Advocate and Mommy Life comes news that a Mike Burgess is planning to collate the … more →
The legacy of Dr George Tiller
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 6 months ago: I have pondered whether or not to make reference to the murder of Dr George Tiller, also known … more →
The education dilemma
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Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 7 months ago: The Guardian has published another interesting article about Down’s syndrome, this time about … more →
Spread the word
Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 8 months ago: I’m not going to say much about this as it’s not a word that’s actually used much … more →
"Everybody's got a bit of disability"
Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 9 months ago: I was completely wound up by the title of this post by Patricia Bauer (“Eliminating Down syndr … more →
