by Gabbie Nadeau | Jun 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Shaun Heasley | June 12, 2019 With a bipartisan proposal, members of Congress are pushing a new plan to increase competitive, integrated employment for young people with developmental disabilities. A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this month...
by Gabbie Nadeau | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
LEWISTOWN — Marckis Mountz is a sweet and bubbly 4, soon to be 5-year-old little boy whose smile lights up the room. He lives in Lewistown with his parents, Jana and Ken Mountz. He is the youngest of seven children; two remain at home with him and four are adults. He...
by Gabbie Nadeau | May 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Deep within a labyrinth of offices at Wright Junior High School, eighth-grader Mikayla Needlman gently knocks on Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 Superintendent Scott Warren’s door. Warren quickly opens up and smiles at his young visitor. Mikayla...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Apr 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Karen Dandurant [email protected] PORTSMOUTH — May 11 is awareness day for Cornelia de Lange syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. The Lyons family of Portsmouth knows all about it. Their son Luke, now 11, was born with CdLS, which has variations from mild...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear CdLS Community, On this day – February 28th – the rarest day of the year, we take a moment from our daily lives to bring awareness about our community and what it means to live with a rare syndrome or disease. I had the opportunity yesterday to listen...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each year on the second Saturday of May, CdLS Awareness Day is celebrated nationwide. The goal of Awareness Day is to raise awareness of CdLS through passionate volunteers and inspire people to learn about the Foundation. This year the CdLS Foundation will be holding...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Jan 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Tension filled the silent labor and delivery room. Much like the oppressive humidity of a hot summer day, the air was thick with fear. I sat up in bed, my back supported by pillows. I was surrounded by five doctors, a nurse, Steve, and my twin sister, all of whom...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Dec 27, 2018 | Media Room, Uncategorized
The following is from a submission by Stephanie Parish, Minute Man Arc. Valerie Lessa, of Concord, graduated from an eight-week Self-Advocacy Leadership Series at Bridgewater State University on Sept. 5. [Courtesy Photo] On Sept. 5, Valerie Lessa, a Minute Man Arc...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Paul SullivanThe New York Times (https://nyti.ms/2RanViN) Carole and Michael Maguire were careful to plan early for the financial needs of their daughter Ally, who is now 19 and attends the Riverview School on Cape Cod, Mass.Credit Credit Kieran Kesner for The New...
by Gabbie Nadeau | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Mothers of Children with Rare Genetic Syndromes Experience Stress Similar to Moms of Autistic Kids, Study...
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