Down Syndrome

Spread the Word to End the Word

John C. McGinley | Posted 03.02.2010 | Politics

Read More: Rahm Emanuel Retarded, Retarded, R-Word, Retard, Rahm Emanuel Retard, Down Syndrome, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Politics News

The R-word demeans a group that is not in a position to defend itself. This is a civil call to integrate a simple change into the way we treat, regard and address the special needs population.

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Google Privacy Violation Conviction: Three Executives Found Guilty In Italy

AP | COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 02.24.2010 | Technology

Read More: Google, Google Italy, Google Privacy, Google Conviction, Italy, Privacy, Internet Privacy, Youtube, Vivi Down, Down Syndrome, David Drummond, George Reyes, Peter Fleischer, Arvind Desikan, Google Italy Conviction, Google Italy Verdict, Google Italy Privacy, Technology News

MILAN — It seems that when it comes to letting the Web be the Web, it could be the United States against the world. An Italian judge on Wednesd...

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Sarah Palin Responds To "Family Guy" And Repeats Call For Rahm Emanuel To Resign

Posted 02.16.2010 | Politics

Fox News analyst Sarah Palin appeared "The O'Reilly Factor" Tuesday and again called for Rahm Emanuel to resign. Palin criticized the "Family Guy" fo...

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The Politically Motivated Selective-Victimhood of Sarah Palin

Karl Frisch | Posted 02.06.2010 | Media

Read More: Down Syndrome, Special Olympics, White House, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Rush Limbaugh, Facebook, Greg Sargent, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Palin, Sexism, Fox News, Hillary Clinton, Mysoginy, Glenn Beck, Washington Post, 24, Media News

Are Sarah Palin's condemnations of Rahm Emanuel the deservedly stern comments of an offended mother or the hypocritical nonsense of a political opportunist?

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Dissolving the Palin Prejudice

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 03.18.2010 | Books

Read More: Bipartisanship, Sarah Palin, Down Syndrome, Going Rogue, Exxon Valdez, Books News

I believe that everyone has their divine role to play in the world, even those with very different politics, beliefs and values. While I have held that truth, I still had a visceral reaction to Palin.

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Stereotyping Kids With Special Needs Is Looksism

Ellen Seidman | Posted 03.18.2010 | Living

Read More: Naleigh-Kelly, Katherine Heigl, Down Syndrome, Special Needs Children, Cerebral Palsy, Josh Kelley, Living News

People can underestimate the abilities and intelligence of people with special needs who "look" the part and may hesitate to help people with special needs who don't "look" the part.

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J. Langdon Down: A Man, a Time, and a Syndrome

Dan Agin | Posted 03.18.2010 | Living

Read More: Down Syndrome, J. Langdon Down, Mental Retardation, Living News

In England in 1866, an obscure medical superintendent of an asylum for idiots in Surrey, England, published a short paper in a London hospital journal. The author of the paper was J. Langdon Down.

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Republican Lawmakers Gin Up Fear Of Rationing, Can't Offer Any Proof

CNN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Down Syndrome, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Health Care Rationing, Rahm Emanuel, President Obama, Trent Franks, Health Care Reform, Ezekiel Emanuel, Roe vs Wade, House Republicans, Republicans, Politics News

Surrounded by a group of parents clutching pictures of their special needs children, two Republican members of Congress stood in front of the Capitol ...

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Sarah Palin Was Right! Exclusive Death Panel Footage!

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Down Syndrome, Public Option, Palin-Death-Panels, Trig Palin Down Syndrome, Death Panels, Satire, Sarah Palin, Political Satire, Palin Obama Death Panel, Euthanasia, Health Care, Comedy, Barack Obama, Comedy News

Why didn't we listen?!? We have obtained footage of Barack Obama's Death Panel passing subjective judgment on Sarah Palin's parents and child. I warn you, the footage is shocking.

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Signs of Progress: Honesty About Children with Disabilities

Lee Woodruff | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Down Syndrome, Americans With Disabilities Act, Disability, Autism, Autistic Children, Disabilities, Living News

Near my home there is "Children at Play" sign with the word "Autistic" written in black marker. The added word seemed to say, "These are my children. I'm comfortable with it and you should be too."

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Renewing Yourself for Spring: A Personal Journey

Colleen Perry | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Down Syndrome, Boston Ballet, Reneweal, Spring, Ballet, Dance, Cleaning, Detox, Emdr, Living News

I was asked to write about ways to renew yourself for spring. My first thought was, "Oh no, am I doing anything that would count as 'renewal' aside f...

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British Mother Tries To Hire Prostitute For Down Syndrome Son

Times Of India | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

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LONDON: A British mother whose adopted son has Down's Syndrome has made a public appeal to women to have sex with him so he can lose his virginity. ...

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Sarah Palin and the Pressure of Special Needs Children On Marriages

Jill Brooke | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Down Syndrome, Marriage, Special Needs Children, Special Education, Special Needs, Living News

The divorce rates for parents with special-needs children is tragically high. According to the documentary Autism Every Day, the divorce rates for these parents soar to as much as 80 percent.

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My Autistic Son is Not a Political Pawn

Janet Grillo | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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Last night, John McCain told us that Governor Palin "knows more about Autism than any other American I know." Perhaps he should get out more.

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Rush Limbaugh Uses Down Syndrome Story Rehashed from Hannity

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Right Wing, Talk Radio, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, Down Syndrome, Politics News

When Hannity has a caller on, then that same caller suddenly and miraculously appears on Rush's show, which evolves into a big PR event, it's not by accident. Manufacturing these events is what the right-wing does best.

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Reading The Pictures: Poster Mom

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Down Syndrome, Newsweek, Special Education, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Down Syndrome, Sarah Palin Special Needs, Sarah Palin Reaction, Media News

In presupposing what kind of advocate a Vice President Palin would be for the mentally disabled, Newsweek helps visually fortify the GOP's blatant exploitation of family and motherhood.

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Sarah Palin: Our First Woman President?

Adele Stan | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rnc, Constitution Party, Sarah Palin Speech, Sarah Palin, Down Syndrome, Sarah Palin Vice President, Sarah Palin Reaction, Republican National Convention, Barack Obama, Politics News

Palin's speech was not meant to inform or inspire her audience -- it was meant to call down the force that will re-ignite the culture wars of the late 20th century. And so it did.

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I love Sarah Palin's Down Syndrome Baby

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 10.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Special Needs Advocacy, Disabilities Advocacy, Down Syndrome Baby in White House, Trig Palin, Sarah Palin, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin's Baby, Down Syndrome, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin's Down Syndrome Baby, Extra 21 Chromosome, Trig Paxson Van Palin, Living News

Forget the fact that, if the McCain/Palin ticket won, Sarah Palin would be the first female vice president in history. If the Alaskan hottie made it i...

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Gov. Palin: Is Not Taking Maternity Leave a Conservative Value?

Kim Stagliano | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Down Syndrome, John McCain, Commitment, Motherhood, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Mother, Mccain Palin Ticket, Sarah Palin Vp Pick, Sarah Palin Kids, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News

Once you've chosen to have five children, and your infant has special needs, who needs you more, your family or your job?

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A Nod to Sarah Palin from Someone Who Will Never Vote for Her

Harold Pollack | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Vice President, Disability, Down Syndrome, Abortion, Reproductive Freedom, Sarah Palin Vp, Mccain Palin Ticket, Reproductive Choice, Mccain Palin 08, Sarah Palin, Palin Pro-Life, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News

Governor Palin's party opposes women's access to family planning services that prevent unwanted pregnancies and that give poor women the same reproductive choices she herself enjoys.

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