One’s perception of Down syndrome shapes their opinion of medical intervention as either therapy or enhancement.

We need to win this War FOR Down syndrome, because if we don’t, what will be lost is irreplaceable. It is the loss not only of a large percentage of our population, but the loss of the American soul. As Jerome Lejeune said many years ago, we know the price of this war --- “it...

People who are unwilling to question the systematic identification and destruction of those they consider to be “defective” can’t possibly celebrate with authenticity the achievements and gifts of our loved ones with Down syndrome.

Published July 24, 2015 July 26 marks a momentous anniversary for persons with disabilities living in the United States. On that day in 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the first legislation of its kind focused solely on prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities and mandating...

In 2014 I was asked to prepare a monograph on the status of those living with Down syndrome. As of that date, there was no single resource that presented the challenges these people face both, medically and socially, nor the development of resources that gave them hope for the future. The result was this paper....