Down Syndrome Education USA has now received confirmation that it is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and donations, gifts and other contributions... Read more...
An exclusive range of Christmas cards, including designs by young children with Down syndrome, is now available from Down Syndrome Education International. At least 60% of the sales price paid... Read more...
Meet DownsEd USA directors Sue Buckley, Dana Halle, Joan Medlen and Frank Buckley at the National Down Syndrome Congress' 2008 Convention, July 11-13 in Boston, MA. We will be contributing... Read more...
Down Syndrome Education USA is a new nonprofit organization established to create new opportunities for young people with Down syndrome. We are associated with and work closely with Down Syndrome... Read more...
Down Syndrome Education USA works to improve education for young people with Down
syndrome.
Down Syndrome Education USA is a new nonprofit organization established to create
new opportunities for young people with Down syndrome.
We are associated with and work closely with Down
Syndrome Education International - a leading research, information and education
services organization. Down Syndrome Education USA will develop and evaluate education
programs, offer conferences for families, teachers and other professionals and support
scientific research.
Plans
Learning programs
Among its first initiatives, DownsEd USA is working closely with the
Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County (DSF) to plan a roadmap for the
future joint development of the
DSF's Learning Program and DownsEd International's
forthcoming See and Learn program. This joint development will lead
to the delivery of an integrated package of activities, guidance and resources to
promote evidence-based educational approaches and to support families, parent support
groups, associations, teachers and schools to implement them effectively. The joint
education program will be developed for adaptation and translation to meet the needs
of young people with Down syndrome throughout the USA and across the rest of the
world.
Education conferences
DownsEd USA is also developing plans for Down Syndrome Education Conferences that
will offer multi-track opportunities for families, teachers, paraprofessionals/instructional
assistants, speech pathologists and educational psychologists. We hope to hold at
least two events in the US in 2009.
We will also support scientific research into the developmental and educational
needs of young people with Down syndrome and effective strategies, techniques and
interventions to support learning. Our ambition is to offer people with Down syndrome
everywhere better educational opportunities. We are hoping to achieve this by advancing
our understanding of the developmental processes that are different for people with
Down syndrome, identifying how learning opportunities can be better adapted, and
by developing, evaluating and disseminating practical education programs and guidance.
Partnership and collaboration
We aim to work effectively with colleagues and like-minded organizations to better
achieve our common goals. We would be delighted to talk about how we can work together
to continue improving the quality of life for people with Down syndrome and their
families everywhere.
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Contact
To contact Down Syndrome Education USA, please -
- Email: info@downsed-usa.org
- Write to:
Down Syndrome Education USA
19900 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 1050
Irvine, CA 92612