Filipino photog shines light on Down syndrome in Bangkok show
BANGKOK—It is not very often that a photo exhibit by a foreigner is graced by a member of the royal family here in Thailand. Filipino photographer Nico Sepe got this
BANGKOK—It is not very often that a photo exhibit by a foreigner is graced by a member of the royal family here in Thailand. Filipino photographer Nico Sepe got this
A hotel in Davao recently opened an OJT program for people with Down syndrome who are eager to work and to be seen by society.
Marian Avila, a 21-year-old Spanish model with Down syndrome, fulfilled her dream to walk at New York Fashion Week thanks to an Atlanta designer she met through the magic of social media.
John Cronin, 21, has Down Syndrome and co-founded his own business after his own obsession with funky socks.
“It’s not an illness… Not even a disability. Just because you read slower or you don’t run as fast doesn’t mean you have a disability.”
LONDON — A British clothing retailer is featuring a toddler girl with Down Syndrome as a model in its stores across the United Kingdom.
Britain’s ITV reports that Lily Beddall’s picture is hanging on the walls of 217 Matalan locations in the U.K.
A man and woman believed to be one of the first couples with Down Syndrome to get hitched in the United Kingdom have celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary.
A model with Down syndrome will be walking the runway of New York Fashion Week this 2015, a report said.
It was another busy night for the staff with Down syndrome at the Girasoli restaurant in Rome, which serves up traditional pizza and pasta dishes along with a new way of looking at disability in the workplace.
“If you want to make sure to say all the right things, research on the child’s condition. Be real but positive. Useful advice and information are always helpful,” said Jane. “However, don’t give advice about something you know nothing or very little about. And, don’t be unrealistically positive (‘I’m sure he’ll grow out of it’) or deny he has a condition.”
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