Training

Funding, Collaboration, Advertisement, Training, and Support UCEDD/LEND programs: https://www.aucd.org/template/index.cfm Protection and Advocacy Organizations: https://acl.gov/programs/find-your-pa-agency DD Council: https://nacdd.org/councils/ Parent Center: Parent to Parent and Family Voices: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/find-your-center/ DPH: Down Syndrome Information Acts: https://www.lettercase.org/issues/state-laws/ State Department of Developmental Disabilities Early Intervention: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/parents/state-text.html Genetic Counseling Programs: AGCPD: https://agcpd.org/member-directory/ OB/GYN Residencies by State: https://www.acog.org/career-support/medical-students/medical-student-toolkit/ob-gyn-residencies-by-state

At our last Medical Outreach meeting for local Down syndrome organizations, we discussed how you can grow medical outreach programs by starting the new year with 3-5 medical outreach goals and then evaluating your progress at the 6 months mark with a trusted colleague, peer mentor, board member, or staff Read more…

Watch our webinar about strategies that local Down syndrome organizations can use to apply for grants to fund medical outreach efforts: Finding grants. Local Mission specific Relationships with funders Check out funders and other projects funded Federal: Get partners with experience getting federal grants, like universities Applying for grants. Follow Read more…

Learn how to create your own customized medical outreach plan based on the plans we developed through our grant-funded medical outreach team, including 12 local Down syndrome organizations of varying sizes and demographics nationwide. Access the video demonstration here: You can also access the Powerpoint file below: Any organization is Read more…

Burmese Example Check understandingdownsyndrome.org and click on globe. All resources translated by a American Translation Association certified translators and include links to associations in native countries. Find out which countries speak the language. Example: Bangladesh and Myanmar (formerly Burma) Visit Down Syndrome International to find the Ds orgs in those Read more…