For just over a year now, staff and volunteers across all Playhouse locations, both on-site and virtual, have been successfully using the GiGi’s Training Website. This innovative leap forward has become an integral key to the future of educating successful, confident individuals with Down syndrome by allowing coordinators, volunteers, board members, employees, and all users…
Read MoreMotherhood speaks to the core of what it means to be alive. Just spending three minutes alone with a toddler, can cause a mother to experience a complete range of human emotions including happiness, love, fear, stress, anxiety, sadness, wonder, and utter panic! We interviewed GiGi’s Playhouse mom, Amelia Ramirez, to get her thoughts on…
Read MoreApril is National Volunteer Month! As an organization that is 99% volunteer-run, GiGi’s Playhouse is grateful for the opportunity this month offers to acknowledge and thank the countless volunteers who have helped us empower the Down syndrome community and promote global acceptance of our friends living with an extra chromosome. “Through her [Jill Rabin], my…
Read MoreThe following is a guest post Dear Autism, I saw you long before I acknowledged your existence. I witnessed you when Judah shook his Melissa and Doug duster and how he searched relentlessly for it every day. I skeptically enjoyed the way he mimicked all of his shows, suspecting that you were right around the…
Read MoreThe Down Syndrome Coalition, along with our colleagues from the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network (DSDN), Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group-USA (DSMIG), International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association (IMDSA), and National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices (NTG), and in partnership with our self-advocates and families, succeeded in removing discriminatory language from an important healthcare…
Read MoreIntersectionality certainly turns the chessboard of diversity into one that is multi-dimensional. Without intersectionality, diversity becomes a singular layer where people of that category of equality are myopically fighting for their own piece of discriminatory turf. The basis for intersectionality is how various portions of an individual’s makeup can be discriminated against – with adverse…
Read MoreAt 60 years of age, Barry Burris is the oldest participant at GiGi’s Playhouse in Fort Meyers, Florida. A few years ago, Barry decided to improve his literacy skills. He was a level two reader at the time and had not received any formal literacy instruction since high school. With help from GiGi’s Playhouse One-On-One…
Read MoreOn February 24th, 2022, GiGi’s Playhouse Founder and Chief Belief Officer, Nancy Gianni, and GiGi’s Playhouse National Education Manager, Shari Andress presented with a panel of experts at the 33rd International Congress on Pediatrics in a break-out session entitled “Experiences with Down Syndrome Patients”. The event was held virtually and was hosted by the Tehran University…
Read MoreBorn with Down syndrome, GiGi Gianni, Chief Inspiration Officer of GiGi’s Playhouse, has become an advocate for acceptance and inclusivity, a beacon of hope for those pushed to the margins of our society. Her global movement, #GenerationG, stands for every person with a disability who has ever been abused, discriminated against, or socially isolated. And…
Read More#Run8Give8 We’re partnering with Hyrox, a National partner and sponsor of GiGi’s Playhouse, for the #Run8Give8 campaign! All proceeds from #Run8Give8 go to GiGi’s! #Run8Give8 is a fun fitness challenge that promotes health and wellness. The challenge is simple: Run or walk 8km (5 miles) Donate $8 Tag 8 friends to join the challenge on…
Read MoreThank you for your submission! We look forward to contacting you about starting your location. Below is an overview of the steps that you will need to complete. Before you Begin – Contact National Office & Organize Leadership Contact the National Office by sending an email to startup@gigisplayhouse.org to learn more about the process and…
Read MoreDown Syndrome In The News FDA APPROVES NEW ALZHEIMER’S DRUG July 11, 2024 There are newfound grounds for optimism in the Down syndrome community. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced they’re approving Kisunla, a new drug developed by Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly). Kisunla has been shown in clinical trials to slow…
Read MoreWhat we offer GiGi’s Playhouse offers FREE therapeutic, educational and research-driven programs to individuals of all ages with Down syndrome. View our programs We are expanding our future! Help us expand our Playhouse Donate today We are expanding our future! Help us expand our Playhouse Donate today Our Mission: is to increase positive awareness of…
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Read MoreCorporate | School | #GenerationG Magazine | GiGi’s Playhouse Shop Donate #GenerationG aims to be the first widespread social movement for the ENTIRE disability community and sends a global message of acceptance for ALL! Preview text You’re now a member of the #GenerationG Community, an army of change-makers set on making the world a kinder, better place…
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Read MoreFundraise for GiGi’s Playhouse Celebration Club Celebrate your birthday, anniversary, promotion, Bar Mitzvah, or achievement (first steps, anyone?) by inviting your friends and family to support GiGi’s Playhouse. Find Out More Acceptance Challenge Corporate Opportunity Celebrate your birthday, anniversary, promotion, Bar Mitzvah, or achievement (first steps, anyone?) by inviting your friends and family to support…
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