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Down Syndrome

Read more about the article Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

  • Post published:July 26, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Hope Heals Camp exists as a place where families affected by disability can receive rest, resources, and relationships. As Jay and Katherine Wolf, co-founders, say, Hope Heals seeks to “disrupt…

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Normie Film Streaming Now

  • Post published:June 15, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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WATCH NORMIE REGISTER for the Reimagining Family Life with Disability Workshop Our family was featured in a documentary called Normie. It’s a film that tells the story of Annemarie, a…

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Read more about the article Stubbornness and Down Syndrome

Stubbornness and Down Syndrome

  • Post published:June 13, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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“People with Down syndrome are stubborn.” I’ve heard it from the time Penny was born. From therapists, teachers, doctors, and other parents.  It has always struck me as a negative…

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Read more about the article The Ambiguities of Abortion

The Ambiguities of Abortion

  • Post published:June 3, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Current Events/Disability/Down Syndrome
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Quick Links: There’s a Better Way to Debate Abortion by Peter Wehner | THE ATLANTIC How the End of Roe Would Change Prenatal Care by Sarah Zhang | THE ATLANTIC…

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Read more about the article The IEP Meeting Every Child With a Disability Deserves

The IEP Meeting Every Child With a Disability Deserves

  • Post published:May 14, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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Peter and I both cried at Penny’s annual meeting to discuss her IEP (Individualized Education Plan) goals.  We cried because we were so overwhelmed with pride in her and gratitude…

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Read more about the article Abortion and People With Disabilities
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Abortion and People With Disabilities

  • Post published:May 9, 2022
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability/Down Syndrome
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Last week’s leak of a draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade has people talking (yelling?) about abortion all over again. I wrote last week…

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Read more about the article Hope Heals: Partnership of Hope and Healing

Hope Heals: Partnership of Hope and Healing

  • Post published:May 5, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Healing
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Last week, I had the honor of spending 24 hours with the board and staff and co-founders of Hope Heals.  The time reminded me of many truths, including that the…

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Read more about the article TIME: How Disability Changed What Easter Means to My Family
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TIME: How Disability Changed What Easter Means to My Family

  • Post published:April 16, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family
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I wrote an essay for TIME that came out today: How Disability Changed What Easter Means to My Family. As I write in this essay, when our daughter Penny was…

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Read more about the article Down Syndrome Community…16 Years After Penny Was Born

Down Syndrome Community…16 Years After Penny Was Born

  • Post published:April 12, 2022
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When Penny was three weeks old, we got a call from a woman in town who had a teenager with Down syndrome. She was the head of the local Down…

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Read more about the article Interview With Penny for World Down Syndrome Day

Interview With Penny for World Down Syndrome Day

  • Post published:March 21, 2022
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Penny, March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. It’s a day to celebrate the lives of people like you, who were born with Down syndrome. Can you start by telling…

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