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iPad, iTouch, iPhone

Hope at AbilityPath — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:51:42 GMT

[size=6]While some potential users of the iPad may be put off by such things as its lack of multi-tasking, which they might have expected on a device this size, the device may prove highly useful to users with varying disabilities. The iPad simplicity compared to a desktop may make it easier to learn for cognitively impaired users. Its larger size compared to the existing touch devices will make things easier for those with fine motor issues, particularly on "upsized" iPhone apps. [/size]

San Mateo County Down Syndrome Providers

sanderson streett — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:34:14 GMT

[size=6]This is a great place for parents to share the good and the bad providers they have had. [/size]Post Here!

Achieving Success

Hope at AbilityPath — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:29:01 GMT

PHilip Donahue works as a customer service representative for a major supermarket chain, holds a brown belt in karate, competes in track and field events, received a distinguished alumnus award from his high school and has been dubbed the “honorary mayor” of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. He is also this years keynote speaker at the 26th annual Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress conference, an event attended by about 600 people. Philip Donahue also happens to be one of more than 400,000 people in the United States living with Down syndrome. To read more about this amazing young man, check out the full article written about him:http://www.telegram.com/article/20100328/NEWS/3280503/1116

Blogger Kelle Hampton Touches Thousands With Story of Down Syndrome

Hope at AbilityPath — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:45:34 GMT

:)Kelle has been writing about her life as wife and mom to her toddler every day since 2007. It made perfect sense that she would announce the birth of her second daughter, Nella Cordelia, on her blog. And she did, with this entry:[i]At 4:24 pm, January 22, 2010, six pound Nella Cordelia Hampton entered the world and our hearts.Nella has Down Syndrome.[/i]More than 2,000 readers left comments of love and solidarity for her family.The power of the Internet is huge - you can blog here (AbilityPath) about your experiences as a mom of a child with special needs and welcome other parents who have gone through the same feelings as you, and share with them that these feelings are OK. Check out Kelle's blog here http://www.kellehampton.com/.

Down Syndrome

Abilitypath — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:23:43 GMT

Some children with Down syndrome also have visual, hearing, heart, and gastrointestinal problems. Many of these can now be corrected through medical interventions. Learn more >>