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  1. From BlueSky. This deserves a cross-platform boost, I think:

    Aoife Cotter is a primary school teacher whose son has Autism and Down Syndrome

    When she couldn’t find easy‑on clothing for him, she created Born Zippy. Clothing for children with additional needs

    Aoife now wants to spread her message of inclusivity in clothing
    focusondiversity.ie/2026/05/05

    #Autism
    #ADHD
    #AuDHD
    #neurodiversity
    #neurodivergence
    #DownSyndrome

  2. This is a video of Victor Glover getting a hug from Valentina, a young girl with #DownSyndrome.

    Since the crew has been invited to the White House, I would love to see each bring a +1 who has a disability. Even better if they're self-advocates. Not to meet the president. To visit the White House with actual heroes.

    bsky.app/profile/rainmaker1973

  3. I helped Alice make dinner tonight. And by help, I mean I made sure she stayed on task and really little else. She was having a good brain day today. Leftover ribs and broccoli. #disability #downSyndrome #independence #cooking #food #parenting

  4. Oh no.
    My daughter has discovered Justin Bieber. She has a playlist of Justin Bieber videos on her phone and she's dancing to them. She also insists that he's coming to her condo to meet her parents and her roommate. #downSyndrome #parenting #TheBieb

  5. Today is World Down Syndrome Day. My daughter Alice was born on 3/20. Yesterday we took her out for a birthday dinner which she loved. #downsyndrome #parenting

  6. #OnThisDay The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change entered into force(1994).

    Birth Anniversary of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna (1960) - often voted as best and most influential #FormulaOne driver of all time in various motorsport polls.

    Today is International Day of #Forests,
    International Day for the Elimination of #Racial #Discrimination,
    World #Poetry Day,
    World #Puppetry Day,
    World #DownSyndrome Day and
    International #ColourDay.

    knowledgezone.co.in/news

  7. #WDSD #downsyndrome #TogetherAgainstLoneliness

    thread

    Heute ist Weltdownsyndrom-Tag

    Vielfalt ist wichtig. Die klare, verbindliche Sprache in dieser Community berührt mich immer wieder, wie hier:
    ohrenkuss.de/ausgaben/92-zukun

  8. There are days when Alice has what I call "bad brain days". This typically happens when she is anxious about something or when there has been a lot of unexpected changes. #parenting #downsyndrome #SpecialNeeds

  9. Last night, Alice's roommate took her out bowling and afterwards they went to a bar and Alice had pickle juice shots (no alcohol) and sang karaoke. When I say that Alice is living her best life, this is what I mean. #downsyndrome #parenting #girlsnight #fun

  10. I was covering for dinner tonight with Alice. Like shopping, cooking independently has been years in skill building. Tonight her dinner was Italian sausage with broccoli and some mustard. #cooking #food #independence #disability #downSyndrome

  11. Joel calls this artwork “People Relaxing.” He says “when I relax I like to take it easy. Because it feels good.”

    Joel is very good at relaxing. We can all learn from that. 😊

    @drawing

    #Relaxing #Drawing #Ink #Art #Neurodivergent #DownSyndrome #Smile

  12. This is the kind of texts I get my from my daughter Alice. Context? None. I just get a picture of the Muppets and something about a whoopee cushion. #downSyndrome #parenting #wth

  13. #disability #parenting story time. One of the features of my daughter is that she perseverates. This is frustrating and challenging for everyone. This is made more complicated because Alice really doesn't understand time. She really has no idea of the difference between a couple days, a week, a month or several months. Both of these things are most likely due to the stroke she had rather than her #downSyndrome

  14. I'm supervising Alice making nachos. She's sprinkling ground beef saying "make it rain make it rain make it rain" #downSyndrome #cooking
    I have no idea where that came from.

  15. 🧵 There are certain times of the year when Alice's PCA coverage runs thin. December is one of those times, so I'm covering a shift. It's been a while since I've had to so it's interesting to see how she's accustomed herself to cooking. #disability #downSyndrome #independence #accommodation

  16. Strictly Come Dancing sparks major concern as viewers worry ‘is everything okay?’ | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

    Strictly Come Dancing was inundated with messages of concern as BBC viewers took to social media with worry…
    #NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #downsyndrome #EllieGoldstein #GB #strictly2025 #StrictlyComeDancing #StrictlyComeDancing2025 #StrictlyEllieGoldstein #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/164856/

  17. @avoca @Ketakater I also got all of my family and a lot of my wider circle on it using these two strategies:

    1. Getting a device that simply does not have #Whatsapp / proprietary messaging apps, i.e.: #Linuxmobile: #Flx1, #LibertyPhone, #Librem5, #Jolla2c, etc. People typically won't care enough about #privacy but they will understand if WA simply does not work on your phone.

    2. Kids: They don't have phone numbers (or phones in many cases) but want to be included in family group chats. Once kids got in on it, #DeltaChat spread like wildfire among our extended family, relatives, inlaws and friends. Even a kid with #downsyndrome onboarded their grandpa in seconds while I had earlier struggled to get him on #Signal!

    A great thing about Delta Chat is that, unlike #ElementMessenger and other fully-featured #Matrix clients, there's no search and discovery feature so kids do not stumble upon untrusted groups and strangers' profiles.

    #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #freedomtech #permissionlesstech #libretech #libresoftware #e2eemessaging #privatemessaging

  18. @avoca @Ketakater I also got all of my family and a lot of my wider circle on it using these two strategies:

    1. Getting a device that simply does not have #Whatsapp / proprietary messaging apps, i.e.: #Linuxmobile: #Flx1, #LibertyPhone, #Librem5, #Jolla2c, etc. People typically won't care enough about #privacy but they will understand if WA simply does not work on your phone.

    2. Kids: They don't have phone numbers (or phones in many cases) but want to be included in family group chats. Once kids got in on it, #DeltaChat spread like wildfire among our extended family, relatives, inlaws and friends. Even a kid with #downsyndrome onboarded their grandpa in seconds while I had earlier struggled to get him on #Signal!

    A great thing about Delta Chat is that, unlike #ElementMessenger and other fully-featured #Matrix clients, there's no search and discovery feature so kids do not stumble upon untrusted groups and strangers' profiles.

    #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #freedomtech #permissionlesstech #libretech #libresoftware #e2eemessaging #privatemessaging

  19. #Protesters rally in #PortlandME, advocating for protection of rights amid Trump tensions

    Story by Allyson Lapierre, WGME

    PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "Making their voices be heard on a day of #revolution, a rally on Saturday pays tribute to the #250thAnniversary of the 'shot heard around the world,' a day that marks the start of the Revolutionary War.

    " 'They’re taking away my Social Security and my #MaineCare away from me...which side are you on?' Olivia McDermott, who has #DownSyndrome, said.

    "McDermott came to advocate for herself and others who have #disabilities who depend on #SocialSecurity and #Medicaid.

    " 'I get really upset that this is happening to me and other people with #disabilities. They go to school like this, and I don’t want people to feel uncomfortable about it,' McDermott said.

    "Olivia's mom, Maura Mcdermott, is a #SpecialEducationTeacher. She's worried the $Trump administration could take away those benefits.

    " 'We need to not cut the services. We need to expand #MedicaidForAll people, and we need to #TaxTheRich. Enough of this,' Maura said.

    "Other protestors voiced concerns about state politics, specifically about Maine senators.

    " '#SusanCollins had better vote 'no, no, no' to the #SAVEAct because those are all voting rights, and we need voting for next election,' Nina McKee, a Scarborough resident, said.

    "Despite the anniversary of the #AmericanRevolution, protesters on Saturday said there's little to feel #patriotic about.

    " 'I can’t even express the need for us to stand up against what is happening in our country. It is beyond consumption,' McKee said.

    " 'There’s no good thing going on right now, so any change is for the better,' Duncan Potter, a Brunswick resident, said."

    Source:
    msn.com/en-us/politics/governm

    #PortlandMaine #MaineResists #AugustaME #BrunswickME #April19th #Resistance #DumpTrump #DayOfAction

  20. #Protesters rally in #PortlandME, advocating for protection of rights amid Trump tensions

    Story by Allyson Lapierre, WGME

    PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "Making their voices be heard on a day of #revolution, a rally on Saturday pays tribute to the #250thAnniversary of the 'shot heard around the world,' a day that marks the start of the Revolutionary War.

    " 'They’re taking away my Social Security and my #MaineCare away from me...which side are you on?' Olivia McDermott, who has #DownSyndrome, said.

    "McDermott came to advocate for herself and others who have #disabilities who depend on #SocialSecurity and #Medicaid.

    " 'I get really upset that this is happening to me and other people with #disabilities. They go to school like this, and I don’t want people to feel uncomfortable about it,' McDermott said.

    "Olivia's mom, Maura Mcdermott, is a #SpecialEducationTeacher. She's worried the $Trump administration could take away those benefits.

    " 'We need to not cut the services. We need to expand #MedicaidForAll people, and we need to #TaxTheRich. Enough of this,' Maura said.

    "Other protestors voiced concerns about state politics, specifically about Maine senators.

    " '#SusanCollins had better vote 'no, no, no' to the #SAVEAct because those are all voting rights, and we need voting for next election,' Nina McKee, a Scarborough resident, said.

    "Despite the anniversary of the #AmericanRevolution, protesters on Saturday said there's little to feel #patriotic about.

    " 'I can’t even express the need for us to stand up against what is happening in our country. It is beyond consumption,' McKee said.

    " 'There’s no good thing going on right now, so any change is for the better,' Duncan Potter, a Brunswick resident, said."

    Source:
    msn.com/en-us/politics/governm

    #PortlandMaine #MaineResists #AugustaME #BrunswickME #April19th #Resistance #DumpTrump #DayOfAction

  21. #Protesters rally in #PortlandME, advocating for protection of rights amid Trump tensions

    Story by Allyson Lapierre, WGME

    PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "Making their voices be heard on a day of #revolution, a rally on Saturday pays tribute to the #250thAnniversary of the 'shot heard around the world,' a day that marks the start of the Revolutionary War.

    " 'They’re taking away my Social Security and my #MaineCare away from me...which side are you on?' Olivia McDermott, who has #DownSyndrome, said.

    "McDermott came to advocate for herself and others who have #disabilities who depend on #SocialSecurity and #Medicaid.

    " 'I get really upset that this is happening to me and other people with #disabilities. They go to school like this, and I don’t want people to feel uncomfortable about it,' McDermott said.

    "Olivia's mom, Maura Mcdermott, is a #SpecialEducationTeacher. She's worried the $Trump administration could take away those benefits.

    " 'We need to not cut the services. We need to expand #MedicaidForAll people, and we need to #TaxTheRich. Enough of this,' Maura said.

    "Other protestors voiced concerns about state politics, specifically about Maine senators.

    " '#SusanCollins had better vote 'no, no, no' to the #SAVEAct because those are all voting rights, and we need voting for next election,' Nina McKee, a Scarborough resident, said.

    "Despite the anniversary of the #AmericanRevolution, protesters on Saturday said there's little to feel #patriotic about.

    " 'I can’t even express the need for us to stand up against what is happening in our country. It is beyond consumption,' McKee said.

    " 'There’s no good thing going on right now, so any change is for the better,' Duncan Potter, a Brunswick resident, said."

    Source:
    msn.com/en-us/politics/governm

    #PortlandMaine #MaineResists #AugustaME #BrunswickME #April19th #Resistance #DumpTrump #DayOfAction

  22. #Protesters rally in #PortlandME, advocating for protection of rights amid Trump tensions

    Story by Allyson Lapierre, WGME

    PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "Making their voices be heard on a day of #revolution, a rally on Saturday pays tribute to the #250thAnniversary of the 'shot heard around the world,' a day that marks the start of the Revolutionary War.

    " 'They’re taking away my Social Security and my #MaineCare away from me...which side are you on?' Olivia McDermott, who has #DownSyndrome, said.

    "McDermott came to advocate for herself and others who have #disabilities who depend on #SocialSecurity and #Medicaid.

    " 'I get really upset that this is happening to me and other people with #disabilities. They go to school like this, and I don’t want people to feel uncomfortable about it,' McDermott said.

    "Olivia's mom, Maura Mcdermott, is a #SpecialEducationTeacher. She's worried the $Trump administration could take away those benefits.

    " 'We need to not cut the services. We need to expand #MedicaidForAll people, and we need to #TaxTheRich. Enough of this,' Maura said.

    "Other protestors voiced concerns about state politics, specifically about Maine senators.

    " '#SusanCollins had better vote 'no, no, no' to the #SAVEAct because those are all voting rights, and we need voting for next election,' Nina McKee, a Scarborough resident, said.

    "Despite the anniversary of the #AmericanRevolution, protesters on Saturday said there's little to feel #patriotic about.

    " 'I can’t even express the need for us to stand up against what is happening in our country. It is beyond consumption,' McKee said.

    " 'There’s no good thing going on right now, so any change is for the better,' Duncan Potter, a Brunswick resident, said."

    Source:
    msn.com/en-us/politics/governm

    #PortlandMaine #MaineResists #AugustaME #BrunswickME #April19th #Resistance #DumpTrump #DayOfAction