Imagine a world where everyone who has a different ability is accepted for who they are, is included in all activities, and is appreciated for their differences.

Beginning this month, a group of parents and caregivers will meet monthly for an intensive training series on the nuts and bolts of preparing for an inclusive kindergarten placement for our children.

Our family has had a great journey since Archer was born three years ago, but we have had an ongoing struggle with the quest for adequate health care.

NWDSA rocked the house during its Open House celebration in September at our new headquarters in the Multnomah Education Service District building.

“Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” Or so the saying goes. Yet our Wednesday child is full of joy and rhythm, empathy and smiles; he is full of love.

I walk home through the brisk autumn dark, asking myself why I feel so much happier in the general education setting, with its emphasis on inspiration, than in the learning center with its relentless emphasis on measurement and “adult living skills.”

The All Born In youth group is a catalyst for social change and justice, comprised of youth (under 25) with and without disabilities.

“They are so cute, I bet families will be lining up to adopt them,” I said of the two gorgeous little girls.

At 6 AM every Tuesday I get up knowing the day will be filled with sunshine. This I’m sure of, no matter what the local weatherman has predicted. Tuesdays are the days that Grandma and Grandpa get to baby-sit Alivia.

This fall, Oregon State University business student Brain Longfellow contacted NWDSA. He was heading up a group project for his business management class, which required each group to hold a fundraising event for the charity of their choice.

My name is Jadyn. I’m nine years old and in fourth grade. I’d like to share my volunteer experiences with the Northwest Down Syndrome Association.

The first day of kindergarten is a big step for any child. Last September, Chloe walked into her neighborhood school and began her formal education.

The story of Welcome to the World Sweaters dates back almost 60 years, to when my mother, Patricia Wheeler, knit a baby sweater for the son of one of her closest friends, and decided to stitch his name down the front of it. An idea was born.

On a recent Monday morning in downtown Portland, the hip performance space Someday Lounge was turned into a photography studio.