Nevada moms to lobby in D.C. for people with Down syndrome
February 24th, 2009
From the Reno Gazette-Journal:
Mothers from the Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada are among a national group heading to the Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action conference in Washington this week. They will be lobbying for programs and resources that are important to people with disabilities.
Improved access to education and health care have brought brighter prospects for people with Down syndrome, who are increasingly graduating from high school and going on to college. But Colette McKenzie, president of the Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada and mother of a five-year-old boy with Down syndrome (at right above), says she worries that people with disabilities will be hurt by impending budget cuts.
“We want them to know we exist and know that we are here,” said Theresa Grant, secretary of the Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada and mom to 11-year-old Elliott (at left above).
(Reno Gazette-Journal photo)
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