Programs

The MDSC Buddy Walk® Program gives individuals, schools, community groups, and local businesses across the state an opportunity to get involved in fundraising campaigns and events year-round. The statewide campaign…

CVI Now, Perkins School for the Blind

…than 20% of children with CVI have been diagnosed, according to new research conducted by Perkins School for the Blind with analysis from McKinsey & Company. Every individual with CVI,…

Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook

Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook: A Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles, by Joan E. Guthrie Medlen, R.D., L.D., provides information, strategies, and tools to promote healthy living for people with Down…

How to Make and Keep Friends

How to Make & Keep Friends: Tips for Kids to Overcome 50 Common Social Challenges supports the social success of children at home, at school and on the playground. Authors…

A Journey to Successful Toilet Training

A dynamic webinar about navigating the complex journey of toilet training specifically for individuals with Down syndrome. Dr. Lina Patel, PsyD discusses potential medical, behavioral, learning, and environmental factors that…

Career Development & Transition Fact Sheets

…information to the field related to key topics in secondary transition, including: age-appropriate transition assessment community-based vocational exploration & learning culturally responsive transition practices goal setting inclusion social skills  …

Guideposts for Success

…education, employment and independent living. One of NCWD/Youth’s publications, Guideposts for Success, goes over 5 things that all youth need to transition to adulthood successfully based on what research tells…