Over the past two months, the Lettercase National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources has provided training, support, and resources to 24 local Down syndrome organizations across the US to assist them in strengthening relationships with local medical providers and improving the diagnosis experience for expectant parents. Each organization has Read more…
We’re pleased to share that we’ll be presenting and exhibiting at the 2020 Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action Conference in Orlando next week. We hope you’ll join us at our session and visit our booth to check out what’s new and enter our prize drawings. You can also get 20% off all printed Read more…
At the end of 2019, the Administration for Community Living awarded a new grant totaling $1.5 million over three years to develop and disseminate protocols to address and prevent healthcare discrimination that can impact Americans with disabilities across the lifespan. The University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities was awarded the grant Read more…
On Friday, October 18, we will be presenting at the American Society of Human Genetics 2019 Annual Meeting on a panel with other experts on “The Intersection of Genetics and the Disability Rights Movement: Beginning a Dialogue about the Impact of Prenatal Genetic Screening and Testing on Historically Stigmatized Populations” Read more…
On October 5, we will be presenting at the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2019 Fall Conference: 2019 Advances in Women’s Health on “Utilizing Best Practices to Communicate With Patients About Unexpected Prenatal Chromosomal Results” from 2:15pm-3:00pm in Columbus, OH. We will also be sharing free resources from Read more…
Come visit our booth at the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network Rockin’ Mom Retreat September 6-7 in Nashville, TN at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. We will be hosting an exhibit table with all of our resources for new and expectant parents, and we’ll be participating in a panel of national organizations Read more…
This year, we will be exhibiting for the second time at the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses in Atlanta, GA June 8-12 where we will be sharing materials to support new and expectant parents at Booth #111, so please stop and visit for free educational resources! We look Read more…
This year, we will be at our ninth American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA April 3-5 where we will be exhibiting at Booth #534, so please stop and visit for free educational resources! In addition, you can visit us at the following medical and advocacy conferences in Read more…
To learn more about Jack’s Basket, check out their latest video for WDSD and another video that highlights how their program works: Jack’s Basket is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to celebrate babies born with Down syndrome. They strive to ensure that every new and expectant parent is Read more…
We’re happy to share that our National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources has been invited to Washington DC on March 8 to help lead patient advocacy conversations on prenatal genetics at an American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) as part of their Advisory Panels on Precision Medicine and Prenatal Genetics (cfDNA).