We cannot be the best CDSPG community unless every family, friend, and individual with Down syndrome is comfortable living their lives to the fullest.
Town Hall Meeting about Race Relations hosted by NDSC 6/15/2020
Qualifying for Social Security Disability Benefits- Individuals with Down syndrome
Developmental Disability Day in Annapolis: Advocates Vital Update
2017 NDSS Buddy Walk on Washington
The National Down Syndrome Society held its annual Buddy Walk on DC the week of April 4, 2017. There were about 350 people from 38 states that walked the halls ofCongress, visiting their congressional leaders. CDSPG had 2 families lobbying on behalf of our families, Justin & Kimberly Waszkiewicz, along with baby Nora from Havre de Grace and CDSPG Board member Melissa Silverman and Jay Silverman from Owings Mills.
Adults with DS Make Their Mark: A Report from the 2016 NDSC Convention
This year’s National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) convention was held on July 21-24 in Orlando, Florida, and I was eager to see what new and emerging trends I would find. The disabilities world is currently experiencing a wave of public awareness, policy changes, and technology and business innovation. A forum like the NDSC convention is the perfect place to feature some of these changes.
Welcome New Board Members of 2016
Baltimore Buddy Walk Registration Open!
The Buddy Walk Planning Committee has been hard at work to prepare for this year's Buddy Walk and we are thrilled to be opening registration! The Buddy Walk will again be at Rash Field at the Baltimore Inner Harbor on Saturday, October 22nd. We hope that you will be able to join us for the big event!
I Pledge To Be a Face and Voice for Down Syndrome
As I’m writing this President’s Post, sitting in the comfort of my bed on this rainy Tuesday, Governor Hogan is signing Maryland’s ABLE Act before witnesses who championed the bill since its infancy. And, on the national front, hundreds of individuals with Down syndrome and their families and friends from across the country are meeting with members of Congress and their staff as part of the National Down Syndrome Society’s Buddy Walk on Washington.
DSAIA, Delivering Doughnuts, and Down Syndrome
This month, I attended the Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action (DSAIA) leadership conference in Charlotte, N.C., with fellow board member and First Call Director Anna Fulbright. It was an amazing experience of networking and learning from some of the best and brightest DS affiliate leaders in order to provide better service to Baltimore’s Down syndrome community.
