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2014-15 Membership Dues

The DSIG Board decided at the last Board Meeting that we will collect dues based on a calendar year which will run from January through

UPDATE: Beautiful Beginnings Baskets

To date, five Beautiful Beginnings Baskets have been delivered to families who have given birth to a child with Down syndrome in a Delaware County

Congrats Grads!

Congratulations to all of our DSIG 2014 Graduates! Hats off to all of you for a life full of happiness and adventure! If you have

Beautiful Beginnings Baskets

DSIG is thrilled to announce our partnership with “Beautiful Beginnings” to celebrate the new life of a baby born with Down syndrome. This venture was

iCan Shine Bike Camp

Notre Dame Academy in Villanova, PA will once again be hosting a iCan Shine Bike Camp from Monday, 7/7/14 – Friday, 7/11/14. DSIG will reimburse

Emergencies and Disasters

Temple University’s Department of Public Health and the Institute on Disabilities are conducting research about emergencies and disasters. Our goal is to help emergency managers

Our New Website

Welcome to our new website. We are pleased that after a few months of hard work and your patience we have now launched the new delcodsig.org!

Trisomy 21 Educational Series

Educational Series The Trisomy 21 Program at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in cooperation with Hinkle, Fingles & Prior, attorneys at law, is hosting a

DSIG 24th Annual “Walk for Our Kids”

The date has been set! Please join us for another morning of FUN and friendship. We will be in need of Silent Auction items and

Do You Have the Acting Bug?

SIBLING PAIRS NEEDED FOR ACTING WORKSHOP The Institute on Disabilities is seeking two sibling pairs to help further the development of its play, A Fierce

An Unexpected Gift

Today is the 41st anniversary of Roe vs. Wade and the annual march to Washington to oppose the legalization of abortion. You probably won’t hear

Family Profile – Milligan Family

Helen and Mark Milligan What was your immediate response in realizing Aidan had Down Syndrome? Mark: I wasn’t prepared for that as a possible outcome,

Family Pride – Josh

Our son, Joshua, was born 13 years ago, and little did we know the gift God had given to our family. Josh was born with

Educational Advocacy Program

We are very excited our Educational Advocacy Program* in partnership with the Arc of Delaware County and we are pleased to provide additional details about

Raider Belles Cheerleading

Cheerleading program for girls with Special needs Age: 7-11 What: learning the basics of cheer leading including cheers, motions, jumps, stunts and DANCE. Where:

Family Pride – Nate

My pride story spans seven years – actually seven snowy winters. We are a skiing family and one of our goals was to have Nate

The Forever Friends Show

Forever Friends is a unique and exciting new inclusive children’s show targeted for kids ages 2-7. It stars Chris Burke, the actor with Down syndrome best know

Delaware Cheerleaders Embrace Special Teammate

Brian Taff from ABC News recently published a story on the 6ABC news site that featured Rachel Rhea from Newark High School. Rachel has Down

Updated Health Care Guidelines

The NDSS has published an updated set of health care guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The Down Syndrome Health Care Guidelines follow an

From Disabled Presidents to Giving Jobs to the Disabled

Here is an interesting story concerning the federal government’s hiring policy and especially how it pertains to those with disabilities. Visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/14/hiring-people-disabilities to read more about this

“21 ACT” PACKAGE

The 21 Research Resource Act will expand and intensify Down syndrome programs of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control

Federal Spending Plan Devastating for People with Disabilities

The Arc.org, a national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, reported that last week, House Budget

Ronald Nagel – Local Swim Hero & Special Olympian

Ronald Nagel, son of Mr. and Mrs Nagel, is featured in this inspiring piece published in the Marple Newtown Patch. The article talks about his

Family Pride – Paul Bishar

On July 14, 2011 my sister and I joined a group of people from our church to go to help build and fix up houses

Family Pride – David

My son David Perry is a high school football player. He’s stocky and strong, very social and respected by his peers. David also happens to

I Only Have Down Syndrome Sometimes

Today, I read an interesting blog post about a boy with Down Syndrome and his unexpected revelations to his mother as observed by casual onlookers. Click

Delaware County PA Special Olympics Soccer – 3rd Season

A program catered towards the junior (5-12 years of age) age bracket heads into its third season with strong momentum behind it. While a similar

Elwyn SibShops

Elwyn Genetic Services is pleased to announce we are now offering Sibshops. Sibshops are workshops created for the siblings of children with special needs. Sibshops