In recognition of Marge Barnheiser’s decades-long commitment to people with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities, the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio is pleased to announce the creation of a scholarship fund in her honor. In October of 2020, after 33 years of service, Marge retired from DSACO after a lifelong commitment of giving back...
Join DSACO in the Big Ten Down Syndrome Association Challenge! With the Big Ten season of football postponed, what better way to spend you week than competing in the Big Ten DSA Challenge? What: Each week DSACO will be "challenging" another Down Syndrome Association (DSA) to a walking/running competition. The challenge will be to see which organization can...
We are so Excited to Announce our NEW Logo, Branding, and Website! This year has been a time of reflection. As we look at who we are and where we’re headed, we wanted to be sure that our logo, branding, and website accurately reflect our organization. An organization’s logo is the summit of its brand and...
The Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio serves individuals with Down syndrome and provides valuable resources to their families. At her 20 week ultrasound, my wife, Lori, and I first learned our unborn daughter had a heart defect. A week later, a second ultrasound revealed an A/V canal defect. We breathed a sigh of relief as...
DODD has set up a dedicated web page for communications and helpful resources for people with disabilities, their families, service providers, direct support professionals, county boards of developmental disabilities, and the community at large: https://dodd.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/dodd/about-us/our-programs/resource-dodd-covid-19-support...
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures.
We understand this better than most. We’ve been doing it since we became parents.
Still, this is different. This is extra. This is terrifying because our loved ones are at a greater risk.
So repeat after me:
Whenever things get hard at home with your children or partner, just repeat that mantra in your mind. This too shall pass.
CIRCLEVILLE — Educational services designed to put the brakes on the “summer slide” — a loss of academic ground so common it has a nickname — can be tough to come by for students with developmental delays...
Teacher Andrea Goings works with Noelle Speas, 7, a student in the Logan Elm District, on counting along side Jonathan Davis, Circleville City Schools Superintendent. Noelle is among the first students to participate in the Summer Learning Academy, which is part of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio Steven Collins, Senior Reporter with the Circleville...
MOUNT VERNON-- Every year, educators warn parents of the dreaded summer slide-- learning loss that can occur while children are not in school. Expert opinions vary, with some warning that children can lose weeks or even months of the math and language skills they acquired during the school year. Click the link below to read more of this...
