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Parents inspired by son with Down syndrome

Monday, January 21st, 2008

From the Long Beach [CA] Press-Telegram:

Columnist Tom Hennessy profiles Jim and Miriam Kang, who received a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Abortion was not an option for them, and they felt profoundly depressed and worried. Would neighbors and friends reject their child? Would anyone ever invite him to a birthday party?

Now, the Kangs say happily that their son Nicholas has been welcomed by their community, and that his progress is challenging many preconceptions about people with Down syndrome. Now almost four, Nicholas can count to 20, spell his first and last name, knows his shapes and colors, and can read over 30 words.

Nicholas is deluged with birthday-party invitations. He attends Emerson Parkside Academy and has been befriended by children who do not have Down syndrome.

“This past year,” says Miriam, “one of his ‘typical’ friends from school invited him to her birthday party. I cried tears of joy because he was invited to a party from school. My biggest fear was now no longer.” (more…)

Daughter’s disability serves as motivation for this family

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

From the Detroit Free Press: A feature about a Joe and Susan Kotlinski, a Michigan couple who developed a reading system for children with disabilities after the birth of their daughter. Maria Kotlinski, now 23, has Down syndrome. She reads, volunteers at a hospital and child care center, takes jazz dance classes and plays the piano.

Couple with Down syndrome prepare to wed

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

They expect their love to transcend limitations.

From the Nashville Tennesseean:

Bernadette Resha, 28, is a high school graduate, an acomplished artist and a paid spokeswoman for Easter Seals and Special Olympics.

On Nov. 11, she will do something else that experts a generation ago would not have thought possible: she is getting married to a man who also has Down syndrome.*

Advocates say marriage is rare between two people with Down syndrome but becoming more common because of longer life spans made possible by medical advancements. Newer laws ensure their right to education and employment, which have made independence possible. (more…)

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