It is illegal to discriminate against special needs adults, but many still find job hunting challenging. Luckily, there is an ice cream shop that aims to hire people with disabilities and help improve their social and intellectual skills. Howdy Homemade Ice Cream is more than just an ice cream shop. Apart from their ice cream’s …
Down syndrome
Prom is a night that many high school students look forward to. The event is a chance for them to dress up, eat a fancy dinner, and dance the night away with their friends. Of course, everyone also looks forward to the crowning of the prom royalty king and queen toward the end of the night. …
Born with Down syndrome, Dylan Kuehl has been told the words “no” and “can’t” more times than he can count, but none of those rejections fazed him. “Nothing scares me!” he said. “They should not be saying that to me in the first place.” As he has done so many times before, Dylan proved the …
A couple from Puerto Rico living with Down syndrome continues to defy expectations with their ever-growing list of accomplishments. Chris González and model Sofía Jirau are showing the world how to live without limits despite growing up with Down syndrome. Both have become trailblazers in their respective fields, and they’re just getting started. Chris and …
When Nicole Powell’s youngest son, Tripp, was born with Down syndrome, she feared that her other children would be “ashamed” of him. But as it turns out, she had nothing to worry about, as proven by a precious moment she caught on camera. In the video, her second son, Rayce, who was six years old …
Your wedding day is one of the most important events in your lifetime, and the presence of the people you dearly love is what completes it. Cíntia Bonfante Pereira, a speech therapist from Caxias do Sul, Brazil, works with children who have speech delays because of Down syndrome. Her patients hold a special place in …
In a heartwarming gesture, the President of North Macedonia walked an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome to school after learning she was being bullied by her classmates. President Stevo Pendarovski held Embla Ademi’s hand as they walked to her school in the city of Gostivar. “We are all equal in this society. I came here …
Sofia Jirau has always been about living life with “no limits.” Recently, she blazed the trails when she became the first-ever Victoria’s Secret model with Down syndrome. The 24-year-old Puerto Rican officially made history after joining 17 other dynamic women in promoting Love Cloud, the brand’s newest underwear collection centered around all-day comfort. “One day …
A critical care nurse from Melbourne, Australia, went above and beyond the call of duty for a patient with Down syndrome sick with COVID-19. Sarah Kelly had been put in intensive care and on a ventilator as her oxygen levels dropped drastically. The 22-year-old contracted coronavirus in late July and was brought to the Royal …
Living with Down syndrome comes with its challenges, but Kevin Moore and Dena Fabian-Moore know that having the condition doesn’t mean having to live differently. The couple has a daughter with Down syndrome named Madison. Years ago, when she was about to enter kindergarten, their school district in Muskogee, Oklahoma, didn’t support integration. Despite that, …
This teen with Down syndrome is celebrating a new win in her life—getting into her high school’s drill team! Bree Cox, 14, recently found out that she has earned a spot on the competition dance team at Murray High School. Now, the Utah teen will get to dance alongside her big sisters Kyra, 18, and …
There’s nothing like the bond between sisters, and the relationship between Kalista Hesch and her 11-year-old sister, Worthy Rigelsky, is a testament to that. The duo has become TikTok famous for their fun and girly videos that show them dancing, being silly, and making each other pretty. But their fans’ most favorite clips are the …