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GiGi, Nancy, and Franco will be broadcasting a livestream from the National Playhouse in Hoffman Estates at their Field Day event! The livestream kicks off at 10am CT on June 5th on our Facebook page and acceptancechallenge.org. Tune in as we go LIVE with playhouses from across our network to see ACCEPTANCE in action!! We are at 38% of our goal with only 4 DAYS to go! We are working hard but we still need more help! The Acceptance Challenge will not stop on June 5th; this will be an ongoing initiative to bring acceptance and inclusion to our kids through education and understanding in schools, communities, and corporate America. |
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June 2026 Newsletter
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS NEWS FREE PROGRAMS 62 LOCATIONS GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE A word from our Founder, Nancy Gianni Play Video Hello GiGi's Change Makers! An error. A mistake. A 'glitch.' Those words belong in conversations about technology, not human beings. Yet, last week, a well-known YouTuber used that exact word - a glitch - to describe Down syndrome...
GiGi’s Playhouse Speaks Out
At GiGi's Playhouse, we tend to focus on the positives. We spend most of our time celebrating achievements, building acceptance, and changing the way the world views Down syndrome. But when misinformation spreads and harmful assumptions about individuals with Down syndrome are amplified to millions of people, silence is not...
She was searching for answers. She found a community.
It wasn’t a doctor’s call that told Madisen her daughter might have Down syndrome; it was a text tied to a gender reveal. At around 12 weeks pregnant, Madisen had completed Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) at her OB-GYN’s recommendation. When the results came in, they weren’t directly communicated to her. Instead, her sister came across them while reviewing paperwork...