self advocacy
Changing the Way the World Views Down syndrome and Changing One Person’s World
Finn is an 11 year old boy that is full of life, smart, a hard-worker and fast learner. His story has inspired us and we wanted to share with the world. Finn was born with Down syndrome and has a very loving and supportive family. When he was in elementary school he wanted to do…
Read MoreMoving for Acceptance
On June 5th our Playhouse and community came together to celebrate the hard work of so many who joined in the network wide social MOVEment for acceptance called the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge! Our Madison Playhouse is one of 54 physical playhouses across the US and Mexico and as and entire community we came together…
Read MoreAcceptance for All – We Challenge You!
What is an Acceptance Challenge? The mission of GiGi’s Playhouse is to CHANGE the world views Down syndrome and bring a global message of ACCEPTANCE for all! Our nation wide GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge aims to do just that. We are working on challenging 1 million people across the world to say “I accept you for…
Read MoreSensory Blog- Covid-19 Testing Success Tips
Sensory Support during medical procedures: Covid-19 testing Success tips Guest blog written by Occupational Therapy Assistant Student, Juliana Lehman OTAS Advisement, Editing and Supervision by Deborah Bebeau EdD, OTR Fear and anxiety often surround medical procedures for everyone, but the feelings can be more intense for children. Now with the new normal of certain…
Read MoreSelf-Advocate Committee Brings Great Perspectives to the Playhouse
Advocates Leading the Way Two of GiGi’s Playhouse volunteers and self-advocates, Maya Greengus and Sadler Bell, have set out on a mission to use their voices in our community to advocate for individuals with Down syndrome. In October of 2020, Maya and Sadler suggested starting an advocacy group, and they have since become the Co-Leaders of the first Advocate Committee at GiGi’s Playhouse Madison. Maya first became connected with GiGi’s as a teenager when she…
Read MoreSelf-Advocacy Inspiration
We have some incredible self-advocates in our community and we would like to introduce you to Jen Strauss! Jen recently became a lifetime ambassador for Nothing Down, who’s mission aligns with GiGi’s Playhouse in changing the way the world views Down sydrome. She graciously agreed to write a guest blog for us about her life…
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