Highlights

• December 22, 2018

Dr. Surekha Ramacahndran will be addressing at the IRC - Information and Resource Center, an NGO dealing with multiple disabilities on Saturday, 22 of December 2018.

• December 3, 2018

Down Syndrome Parents’ Society, Delhi organized a get together for parents and children on Sunday the 16th of December 2018.

• December 3, 2018

The Delhi State Award for Exceptional Achiever among Persons with Disabilities is given by the Department of Social Welfare GNCT of Delhi to residents of Delhi honoring them on the occasion of International day of Persons with disabilities. The award is given in 4 categories

• December 3, 2018

Dr. Surekha Ramachandran and Dr. Priya Chandrasekhar spoke about Down syndrome in India at the Medical Genetics division of the Massachusetts General Hospital on the invitation from Dr. Brian Skotko, a very well known name in the field of Down syndrome.

• December 02, 2018

Hyderabad will witness some of the best players competing with each other and each one of you can win. Click on the link given for more details.

• November 26, 2018

Art is a colorful form of expression and when it comes to Ms. Karishma Kannan, her joyous persona is reflected in the bright colors and confidence that each of her paintings brings out.

• November 03, 2018

The links to the speech videos made for Me. Deepa Garwa for her series... there are about 10 links of the videos along with the questions that were being answered there..

• Septemper 10, 2018

The Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Brotherhood, Delhi in collaboration with Praangan, a Centre for Children with Special Educational Needs ...

• Septemper 10, 2018

The Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Brotherhood, Delhi in collaboration with Praangan, a Centre for Children with Special Educational Needs ...

• Septemper 10, 2018

The Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Brotherhood, Delhi in collaboration with Praangan, a Centre for Children with Special Educational Needs ...

• Septemper 10, 2018

Persons with challenges are today determined to prove that they can be as good as anyone else, if not better. One more such example is Ms. Marian Avila from Spain. This 21 year old has always wanted to be a model.

• July 31, 2018

There are many people who work towards the betterment of persons with Down syndrome. The Down Syndrome Federation of India decided to honor them in their own way.

• July 8, 2018

Ms. Rucha Shere takes her first sanskrit session with students from std. 8 in a Marathi medium school in Mumbai.As informed earlier, Ms. Shere has completed her Masters in Sanskrit from SNDT University, Mumbai

• July 8, 2018

Aswathi Dinil Sanker is a special educator from Kerala who saw the beauty in her path as a mother of a child with Down's Syndrome. She had the heart to empower a whole community of children and parents who had been ignored by society.

• July 4, 2018

IIDSC 2018 was an event to remember for everyone present. Down syndrome was celebrated and everyone was made to feel special. It was important to understand the various aspects of Down syndrome and this was what IIDSC 2018 did

• July 4, 2018

Dr. Surekha Ramachandra, Presidrnt of the Down Syndrome Federation of India was invited to Latvia to speak at Riga by the Latvian Down Syndrome Association.

• July 4, 2018

Dr. Shaji Thomas John received best doctor award from health minister of Kerala ( he is the chairman of the down syndrome support group , Calicut, Kerala and patron of down syndrome federation of Kerala)

• June 30, 2018

The most important thing that is on every parents’ mind is the financial security for both themselves and their children. And if the child is one with special needs then the worries increase manifold.

• June 03, 2018

A WhatsApp group named “Delhi Trisomy 21” managed by Ranjan Sharma, 50, a professional photographer, is no less than a beacon of hope for parents, whose children are diagnosed with Down Syndrome.

• June 11, 2018

When Babli was born with Down syndrome, her parents were told that she had no future.A diagnosis, mother Dr Surekha Ramachandran simply refused to accept.

• June 11, 2018

Technology can help in breaking barriers and creating awareness about disabilities. Awareness is vital to dispel the social stigma about people with disabilities and their conditions.

• June 11, 2018

There are people who redefine confidence. Alan Joseph a person with Down syndrome here talks to inspire

• April 22, 2018

Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar was the epitome of grace and beauty when she walked alongside a person with Down syndrome at an event in Brazil.

• March 19, 2018

"Dr. Surekha Ramachandran created history when she spoke about "Genetic Culling" of persons with disability that exists in the world with special emphasis on Down syndrome.

• March 2, 2018

Railways has been providing the differently abled with concessions as well as facilities from 2014 onwards.

• February 28, 2018

It is not often that a film celebrating persons with disabilities does so without romanticising the disability.

• February 20, 2018

Dr. Surekha Ramachandran and her team went to Nepal in a bid to bring about change in perceptions about persons with down syndrome.

• January 22, 2018

Under the aegis of Special Olympics Bharat, the Ahmedabad chapter organized a cyclothon for persons with Down syndrome. Children from various age groups participated in the program.

• January 20, 2018

This birthday, Sahil Singh from Lucknow got a gift that he would cherish all his life. He became the in-charge of the PGI Police station in Lucknow for 2 hours...

• January 05, 2018

When Vedashya, son of Ms. Rithika and Mr. Amit Kumar tomar was diagnosed with a hole in his heart, they did not know whom to appeal to. Vedashya is a baby with Down syndrome and the doctors at the Jaypee Hospital, Noida wanted the surgery to be done ASAP.