Musician with Down syndrome honored for accomplishments in the arts February 23, 2022 0 0 Miguel TomasÃn, a musician with Down syndrome and a member of the Argentinian experimental band Reynols, was recently honored for his role in...
Press Release — Down syndrome: a molecule that targets cognitive impairments enters the decisive phase of clinical trials May 5, 2021 0 2 PRESS RELEASE PARIS, FRANCE — Significant headway has been made in recent years to understand the causes of intellectual disability in people with...
Pope Francis recognizes heroic virtues of Dr. Jerome Lejeune January 21, 2021 0 0 Statement from David Lejeune, President of Jerome Lejeune Foundation USA: “We welcome today’s exciting announcement from the Holy Father, Pope...
Poland sees major victory for unborn with Down syndrome November 5, 2020 0 1 In a major win for the unborn with Down syndrome, the Supreme Court of Poland recently invalidated a provision of a law which permitted abortion...
Meet the first Indian couple to adopt a child with Down syndrome June 2, 2020 0 0 In India, social stigma around disabilities is unfortunately quite pervasive. And for parents looking to adopt, processes for adopting children...
France may have its first public official with Down syndrome March 5, 2020 0 1 France may soon have its first elected public official with Down syndrome. Meet Eleonore Laloux, a 34-year-old woman with Down syndrome who is...
Man with Down syndrome retires after 32 years at McDonald’s January 31, 2019 0 4 Australian Russell O’Grady has retired after 32 years at McDonald’s. While such a long career at one company is remarkable for anyone, it is even...
An inside look at the life of Dr. Jerome Lejeune January 16, 2019 0 0 “Jerome Lejeune was not only a researcher. He was also a doctor. The human body was not only for him an object of experience; he never...
The Jerome Lejeune Foundation launches a master’s degree program in bioethics January 4, 2019 0 1 The Jerome Lejeune Foundation in Spain has launched an online master’s degree in bioethics. Coordinated by Dr. Elena Postigo, the master’s program...
Down syndrome: the joy of four mothers whose children are ‘different’ December 5, 2018 0 1 Currently in the UK, 90% of people whose unborn child is diagnosed with Down syndrome decide to abort. Furthermore, no one believes that the...
Canadian girl with Down syndrome pursues her figure skating dream April 6, 2018 0 0 Meg Ohsada may be shy and unassuming at first glance, but once she gets out on the ice or the stage, her inner passion shines. Meg has been...
John Franklin Stephens and Charlotte Fien give powerful testimonies before the UN March 22, 2018 0 2 Remember John Franklin Stephens’s powerful speech: “I am a man with Down syndrome and my life is worth living”? and Charlotte...
