Laura LaChance, interim executive director of the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, says families are of the view that people with Down syndrome have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

It’s Canadian Down Syndrome week and by coming together, we are highlighting a need to recognize and raise issues that otherwise go largely unnoticed. By flagging days and weeks and months we ...

The story of an Ottawa family's fight to integrate their daughter with Down syndrome into a regular classroom has been chronicled in a new book, and the family is hoping it could soon end up on ...

In Canada, "the average lifespan of someone with Down syndrome is about 60 years old," said Dr. Brian Skotko, senior author ...

Like most working parents, Tracy Madden leads a hectic lifestyle. With four children, she and her husband Brendan are always on the go. But as their eldest daughter has Down syndrome, keeping up with ...

March 21 is the day people around the world acknowledge individuals with Down’s Syndrome. And although they are grateful for the attention the Rock Your Socks campaign brings, two Barbadian ...

EDMONTON — After three months of exercising virtually, about 20 families with the Edmonton Down Syndrome Society finally came together for a fitness class in Hawrelak Park.

Down syndrome babies the focus as anti-choicers ramp up their relentless campaign, Mallick, March 16. While occasional suffering remains part of being human, the message from our members in ...

A boy with Down syndrome interrupted his father's long prayer so they could finally eat, drawing laughter from the family.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman’s family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman’s family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome.