I went to the Hill last week. For my Rose Bud friends, that is not Joy Mountain but Capitol Hill. If you have followed my blog or know me at all, you know that I am passionate about advocating for […]
Pink House: Still Under Construction
Tag: NDSS
Champion of Rachel’s Pink House
Tomorrow night Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) will give the Republican response to the President’s State of the Union Address. This is very exciting news for people with Down syndrome. I have no idea if she will mention Down syndrome […]
DS Walks Have Changed the Face of Down Syndrome
Tomorrow is our Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk in Kansas City. With an expectation of about 8,000 or so folks at Arrowhead Stadium, it is also the largest Down Syndrome Walk in the world. Rachel invited her buddy Congressman […]
TN & AR – Are You ABLE?
As I write this, we have hit 39 Senate Co-Sponsors on the ABLE Act of 2013. If you have been living under a rock for the past few years, you may not know that the ABLE act is Achieving a […]
Walking the Talk
“Wow. That’s amazing.” Wow is another of Rachel’s commonly used remarks. We just returned from the NDSS (National Down Syndrome Society) Buddy Walk on Washington. I’ve blogged about the Buddy Walk before and this wasn’t a Buddy Walk in the […]