FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NDSS MEDIA CONTACT: Michelle Sagan media@ndss.org 301-728-0447 LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO PREVENT ORGAN TRANSPLANT DISCRIMINATION Washington, D.C. (December 2, 2021) - The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), the leading human rights organization for all individuals with Down syndrome, applauds the introduction of the Senate companion to the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (H.R. 1235/ S.3301) to prohibit […]
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NDSS Letter of Support for Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act
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AN UPDATED PRENATAL TESTING PAMPHLET ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW PARENTS
AN UPDATED PRENATAL TESTING PAMPHLET ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW PARENTS National Down Syndrome Society joins Global Down Syndrome Foundation and the National Down Syndrome Congress to Support an Important National Resource Denver, Atlanta & New York – Nov. 18, […]
NDSS Statement About Zac Stacy Video
November 18, 2021 The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) is horrified by the video of former NFL football player Zac Stacy attacking the mother of his child. NDSS last partnered with him in 2019 to conduct a football clinic for individuals with Down syndrome and their siblings. We do not have a current partnership with […]
NDSS Letter to NAPA Council
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CEO Commission for Disability Employment calls on fellow CEOs to take action during National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021
CEO Commission for Disability Employment calls on fellow CEOs to take action during National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021 To our fellow CEOs: We are calling on you to take action during National Disability Awareness Month to help people with disabilities achieve equal employment rights. The time is right for you to use your power […]
National Down Syndrome Society Announces New Board of Directors Leadership and Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NDSS Contact: Michelle Sagan media@ndss.org 301-728-0447 National Down Syndrome Society Announces New Board of Directors Leadership and Members New York, NY (Sept. 24, 2021) – The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), the leading human rights organization for all individuals with Down syndrome, is pleased to introduce their newly elected board chairwoman, […]
NDSS hosts 340 Mile Run from Los Angeles, CA to Las Vegas, NV
NEW YORK, NY (August 30, 2021) – The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), the leading human rights organization for all individuals with Down syndrome, is preparing to take on a new kind of running challenge this weekend. Run for 3.21 LALV is a 50+ hour relay that will cover 340 miles from Los Angeles to Las Vegas through the California desert. Beginning on Friday, […]
NDSS, LuMind IDSC and NTG CMS Response Letter
The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) is joined by LuMind IDSC and The National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices (NTG) in submitting comments to federal Medicaid and Medicare regulators, asking them to give thought to the consequences for people with Down syndrome as this new class of Alzheimer’s disease drugs is considered […]