In The News - February 2012

Every month I compile a list of the stories I post on Down Wit Dat's Facebook page. They are stories of inclusion, of advocacy, of education, of hope and of love.  These are from the month of February, from newest to oldest. 

Legend:

AUDIO	indicates an audio clip
BLOG	indicates a blog post
LINKS	indicates links or resource materials
PHOTOS	indicates photos
STUDY	indicates a study
VIDEO	indicates a video

           

	Bank Of America Charged With Disability Discrimination
BLOG	Punky....... Have you checked out this wonderful cartoon?
PHOTOS	Actors With Down Syndrome
BLOG	Discriminating against ourselves
	Actors with Down Syndrome Featured in Entertainment Weekly
	Funding For Down Syndrome Research Shrinks
VIDEO	Down Syndrome Basketball Player Inspires Tennessee Team
	Isolating a Child With Disabilities Can Do Life Long Damage
	What Are You Up To Next, Jeremy?
	Kathryn "Kay" McGee, founder of Down Syndrome group, dies at 91
	Vote for Favorite Special-Needs Parenting Blog
VIDEO	Virginia Special Olympics "Overcome"
VIDEO	Adopting an Angel With Down Syndrome
PHOTOS	Autism Moms (Meme)
BLOG	What to Say to Parents of a Baby With Down Syndrome:  Dos and Don'ts
BLOG	Disable Life:  The Person Inside
	Deborah celebrates 12 years
LINKS	Periodontal disease and Down syndrome;  What Dental Professionals can Expect
	Silicon Valley family finds strength, community through technology
	Jane Cameron Award, 2012
BLOG	Happy Birthday Davey and Will! 12 Years old Today!
	Hospital Apologizes to Amelia Rivera who was denied kidney transplant
	Special needs kids shine in Polar Bears basketball
PHOTOS	East Dallas couple with Down syndrome discovers joys, challenges of marriage
VIDEO	Love Story sheds Light on How Society Treats People with Disabilities
VIDEO	My Miracle Lily
	Down Syndrome Awareness Gets Boost from UN
BLOG	Special Needs Ryan Gosling
BLOG	Small Victories
BLOG	The RIGHT Things to Say of Parents of Special Needs Kids
VIDEO	The Roche Trials Explained:  Watch Online
	How Down Syndrome Stops Cancer
VIDEO	Watch:  The Down Syndrome Center at Hope Haven Children's Clinic
	Dentistry for Special Needs Children
	Donations to the Canadian Down Syndrome Society
	Cambridge leads funding boost for dementia research
VIDEO	Down Syndrome Guild PSA
VIDEO	IMDSA 2012
BLOG	Thank You!
LINKS	How to talk to your child about disabilities
LINKS	Healthy Eating Tips for Children with Down Syndrome
BLOG	My Down's Decade
	Second Opinion:  Think about the words you use
	Children with Special Needs - Activities for Helping Your Special Needs Child
	A child first:  a mother's perspective on her son with Down Syndrome
	DNA Test That Identifies Down Syndrome Can Also Detect Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13
VIDEO	Living With Down Syndrome
	Model behaviour: Five-year-old girl with Down's Syndrome becomes child model

Down Wit Dat was featured as a guest blogger this month:

"A Little Longer and A Little Different" on Life with Penis People


Down Wit Dat was also announced as a finalist in About.com's Reader's Choice Special Needs Parenting Blog for 2012!  You can vote for DwD here.


...And that's the news.  Keep the stories and information coming!