Icons” temporarily imagines a different world, in which the familiar dreams of individuals with Down syndrome become palpable ...

Here’s a look at Down syndrome, a genetic condition that affects cognitive ability, causing mild to severe learning disabilities and distinctive facial characteristics. There are three types of ...

Now, the mother of a child who has Down syndrome wants her favorite animated studio to do something to address this shortcoming and is collecting signatures for a petition that she will present to ...

BURBANK (CBSLA.com) — Activists are calling on Disney executives to represent children with Down syndrome and other disabilities in its animated films. More than 75,000 people have signed a San ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt ... is just like every other child — and more than her Down syndrome. "She's perfect because of her Down syndrome, not in spite of it," Hart told ...

a new animated preschool series inspired by Sofia Sanchez, a 13-year-old Down syndrome self-advocate, actress, model and inspiration for the children's books You Are Enough and You Are Loved ...

The first Barbie doll representing a person with Down syndrome was released by Mattel "to allow even more children to see themselves in Barbie," the company said. "We are proud to introduce a ...

The doll, developed with help from a US charity, incorporates physical details associated with people who have an extra chromosome Mattel has released the first ever Barbie with Down’s Syndrome ...