Yoga Day Celebrations by Self-advocates
June 21 is being celebrated as International Yoga Day globally. And our self-advocates prove why they are best suited for Yoga. But before that, some interesting facts about this day: Meaning of yoga: Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in…
Medical Camp at Baramulla
On 3 June, The event is being organised with support from the Jammu and Kashmir department of health. The chief education officer and chief medical officer of baramulla are involved in the camp. The paintings done by ms. Aayat a person with DS in baramulla,…
Down syndrome does not define a person attitude does
Unnathi was invited by the Dhirubhai Ambani International School to present at the IB Festival of Hope. Among the guests were the former Education Minister of Finland and the Director General of the IB.56 schools from across West and South India had participated and 13…
A special time with some special people
DSFI is a trailblazer, thanks to our dynamic President – Dr. Surekha Ramachandran, popularly known as Rekha maa. She always maintains that if a mother is happy, the child will definitely be in a happy space. To do that is important that mothers are de-stressed…
Our self-advocates are conquering the world – one step at a time
Prutha recently interacted with the Collector of Indore, Dr. Illayaraja T., and the Additional Collector Dr. Abhay Bedekar during her internship at the Collectorate of Indore district. ✨ It’s my pleasure to share that Prutha was the spokesperson for ANHAD-23, an initiative by the Collectorate…
This World Down Syndrome Day, Unnathi is raising the bar!
Unnathi Suranaa was awarded the IB MYP Innovator 2022 award by the International Baccalaureate for her podcast and project One World. Today, she was invited by her school Fountainhead School to guide her juniors.The current 9th graders will now be working on their projects. Unnathi,…
SAHIL – An Achiever
Sahil, diagnosed with Downs resulted in the family experiencing a spectrum of emotions that were primarily based on the contemporary societal belief of Intelligence superseding Virtues or Being-Smart than Being-Human. Over the years, he proved his talent in swimming by winning medals at International aquatic…
Rourkela – DSFI breaks the Odisha barrier
A Free Awareness cum Medical camp for persons with Down syndrome was organized by DSFI in collaboration with Home and hope on 25th & 26th February, at Rourkela. The event was Sponsored by Rourkela Steel Plant, SAIL. The camp saw almost 50 parents from all…
Down Syndrome National Games
Have you registered for the 1st Down Syndrome National Games at Hyderabad, Telengana yet? Do so right away. Please note: Only 1 Parent Per Self-advocate will be allowed for the games. * Please make the *Registration payment of Rs.300/- per participant, Gpay to Ms. Rakhi…
Mumbai Camp Report
A camp for Vision and Dental check-up was organized at TESS – The Eye Super Specialties hospital at Ghatkopar, Mumbai on the 21st of January 2023. While the Vision Expert was from Mumbai, the dentist – Dr. Nidhi Gupta had come from Delhi. Mr. Vicky…