Segregated Educational Settings Are Not Beneficial for Students with Down Syndrome
Executive Director, Emily Mondschein, was recently featured in the Buffalo News for her thoughts on inclusion for students with Down syndrome. Check out her story below. It’s Down Syndrome Awareness and Acceptance Month. We will only be aware, understanding, and accepting of people with Down syndrome if we start including students with Down syndrome in…
A Bright Light That Is Missed
This Saturday is our GiGi’s Fitness Acceptance Challenge, and while we are very excited, the day is bittersweet. This was the day that we lost our dear friend, Sara Rogers, 1 year ago. Like every event we’ve had this past year, we’ve felt the absence of the joy and celebration that Sara brought into the…
Inclusion of Students With Down Syndrome
After years of hard work, our Executive Director, Emily Mondschein, was invited to the nation’s capitol to discuss the inclusion of students with Down syndrome in the classroom. Mondschein has spent the past 5 years creating the first ever inclusive education guidance document for students with Down syndrome in the United States. This document was…