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...
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.
