On Friday, January 31st we will host a symposium on prenatal testing and disability. The purpose of the panel is to spark new conversations about the way we use prenatal testing, and to consider the way our culture views disability. For some, disability is analogous to disease – something to be avoided and if possible, perhaps eradicated. This symposium will present an alternative viewpoint, namely that disability is a natural part of the human condition, and an important form of diversity. The discussion for this panel will focus very specifically on Down syndrome, as there is new prenatal testing that allows fairly accurate prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome with a simple blood test at 10-11 weeks gestation. However, the broader issues are relevant to all forms of disability, and even to other characteristics that parents might select for (or against).