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• Charleston - Down Syndrome Association Low Country Buddy Walk
  Charleston Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSAL). Information for new parents, events - Buddy Walk
  
  
• About DSAL
  Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSLA) About page. Information for new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. Support groups. Special events & social activities. Down syndrome resources.
  
  
  • DSAL Membership
    Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSLA) Membership page. Information for new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. Support groups. Special events & social activities. Down syndrome resources.
    
    
    • Faces & Families of Down Syndrome
      Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSLA) Faces and Families of DS page. Information for new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. Support groups. Special events & social activities. Down syndrome resources.
      
      
  • Grace
    Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSLA) News page. Information for new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. Support groups. Special events & social activities. Down syndrome resources.
    
    
  • Contact DSAL
    
    
  • In the News - Press Coverage of DSAL
    
    
    • Channel 5 - April 2004
      
      
    • Channel 2 from 2004
      
      
    • Channel 5 April 2005
      
      
    • Buddy Walk Coverage 2005
      
      
    • Channel 2 Coverage from 2005
      Channel 2 Coverage from 2005
      
      
    • Channel 2 More from 2005
      
      
    • Good Morning America 2005
      
      
    • Parents Fight for Education Inclusion - Post and Courier
      More developmentally disabled students integrated into regular classes, activities. Martha Hoover has never really explained to her son that he's disabled. She raised him with high expectations and a strong work ethic, and so far, it has worked...
      
      
    • Overcoming Adversity - Post and Courier
      Certainly, there are limitations, but Down syndrome doesn't define these Lowcountry kids
      
      
    • Special attention on special education
      Critical audit led to changes in district programs
      
      
    • Mother's campaign pays off at Bishop England
      
      
    • Special Bond on the Water
      
      
    • Moultrie News Buddy Camp
      
      
• Resources and Articles
  Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSLA) Resources page. Information for new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. Support groups. Special events & social activities. Down syndrome resources.
  
  
  • Down Syndrome Center at MUSC childrens hospital
    Down Syndrome Center at MUSC childrens hospital
    
    
  • South Carolina Access - Help and resources through the State
    
    
  • Education faces Program
    Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSLA) Education page. Information for new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. Support groups. Special events & social activities. Down syndrome resources.
    
    
  • Accidents of Nature book review
    Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSLA) News page. Information for new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. Support groups. Special events & social activities. Down syndrome resources.
    
    
  • United They Stand - Slideshow from NY Times
    
    
  • Links
    
    
  • Movie Information
    
    
• Education
  
  
  • Prenatal Test Puts Down Syndrome in Hard Focus
    
    
  • Evidence-Based Standard of Care
    
    
• Advocacy
  
  
  • Today Show Clip
    
    
  • Dreams
    A sensational video commissioned by NDSS asking about Self Advocates’ Dreams for their Future
    
    
  • Slide Show from DSAL
    Youth Advocates visit to the Special Olympics Self Advocacy Conference in Myrtle Beach
    
    
  • Council of Exceptional Children International
    Trista Kutcher and Trampus Hoover recently awarded Council of Exceptional Children's International "Yes I Can" Award”
    
    
  • DSAL Adv Forum Top Ten Tips
    
    
  • DSAL Yth Adv Objectives 2007
    
    
  • DSAL Yth Adv Forum Contract 2007
    
    
  • SC Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
    Lowcountry IEP support specialist
    
    
  • National Down Syndrome Congress Advocacy Alert
    
    
  • State Action Plan IDEA Final Regulations
    
    
  • Walgreens program puts the able in disabled
    MSNBC reports on the success Walgreen’s Company has had right here in SC hiring employees with disabilities for their distribution center in Anderson.
    
    
  • Articles
    
    
• Calendar
  Check out our upcoming events on our Calendar
  
  
• DSAL Board Info
  
  
• Past Newsletters
  Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSLA) News page. Information for new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. Support groups. Special events & social activities. Down syndrome resources.
  
  
• News and events
  Event and news information from the DSAL
  
  
  • 2007 Charleston SC Special Olympics
    2007 Charleston SC Special Olympics
    
    
  • American Express Member's Projects Campaign
    
    
  • Afternoon Fun
    Ready Set Jump event for DSAL
    
    
  • Holiday Party
    Some pictures from our holiday party held December 2006
    
    
  • A Very Special Wedding By Claudia Wallis
    A new generation of people with Down syndrome are living longer, finishing school, getting jobs and now — with a little help — beginning to marry
    
    
  • Senate Bill Threatens Cuts in Vital Disability Services
    The NDSC has joined other national disability organizations urging Senators NOT to support S. 3521, the "Stop Over-Spending Act of 2006 (SOS)." This bill, introduced by Senator Judd Gregg (R.NH), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee could have negative implications for programs serving people with disabilities in the following ways:
    
    
  • DSALs Own Robin Smith is Awarded a Scholarship to the Sixth Annual Early Childhood Inclusion Institute
    The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) announced today that thirteen individuals have been awarded scholarships to participate in the Sixth Annual Early Childhood Inclusion Institute in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Each scholarship recipient is the parent of a child with Down syndrome and was nominated by an NDSS Affiliate group to represent the local organization at the Institute and in systems change efforts in their states.
    
    
  • Survey: Down syndrome diagnoses found wanting
    A survey of mothers in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that obstetricians and genetic counselors are falling short when it comes to delivering a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome to pregnant women. Mothers who have children with Down syndrome, diagnosed prenatally, reported that doctors did not tell them about the positive potential of people with Down syndrome nor did they feel like they received enough up-to-date information or contact information for parent support groups.
    
    
  • DSAL Family Fun Night at the House of Bounce
    The House of Bounce in Ladson, SC kindly donated an evening of fun to DSAL families. Fun was had by all.
    
    
  • Dancing Master A young Saltspring Island man has overcome the disability of Down syndrome with his natural grace
    The path of an artist, no matter the medium, is often a road less travelled. That was true of dancer Brad Magnus when he performed with country star Michelle Wright at the Sky Dome in Toronto, and for the Emperor of Japan at Expo 2005. But it's just as true now, as he audits dance and drama classes at the University of Victoria.
    
    
  • Transition Service
    
    
  • Archives
    
    
    • 2006 Buddy Walk
      2006 Buddy Walk
      
      
      • Buddy Walk Photos - Getting Ready!
        Buddy Walk Photos from preparation
        
        
      • 2006 Buddy Walk Photos - Event
        Buddy Walk 2006 Photos
        
        
    • Barnes Nobel Archive
      
      
    • Barnes and Nobel More Info
      
      
    • Pictures from Games of March 03-2007
      
      
    • Presidents Report
      
      
      • Presidents report 2006 DSAL
        Presidents report 2006 DSAL
        
        
    • Family Fun Day at Thornhill Farm
      
      
    • Event at Bishop England
      
      
    • 4-11-07 School Reform Meeting at Burke High School
      
      
    • Kid Connection Workshop
      Kid Connection Workshop
      
      
    • 4-14-07 DSAL Easter Party
      
      
    • Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook
      Down syndrome nutrition handbook
      
      
    • 2007 Buddy Camp
      
      
      • Buddy Camp Video
        
        
    • 5-20-07 Friends and Family Picnic at Thornhill Farm
      
      
    • 6-12-07 Meeting at Dorchester about State Laws
      
      
    • 8-9-07 IEP Workshop
      
      
    • 9-7-07 Night at the Charleston Battery
      
      
    • 10-7 Annual Fall Picnic
      
      
    • 5-19-07 Self-Advocates Meeting
      
      
    • 12-8 Friendship Groups Meeting
      
      
    • 12-9 Christmas Party with Healing Farms
      
      

- UPCOMING EVENTS -

• Moms Morning Coffee
  
  
• Mothers Night Out
  Upcoming mothers' night out events and times here in the Low Country.
  
  
  • OCharleys Northwoods Mall
    OCharleys Northwoods Mall
    
    
  • Ruby Tuesday Summerville
    Ruby Tuesday Summerville
    
    
• 6-23 Buddy Camp 2008
  
  
• 9-30-07 4th Annual Buddy Walk
  
  
  • Large group registration instructions
    
    

- RECENT EVENTS -

• 2-23-08 Special Olympics Young Athlete Program
  
  
• 4-26 An evening with Embry Burrus
  
  
• Inclusion at Bishop England High School