October 13, 2020

DSACO is pleased to announce we have Columbus Buddy Walk T-Shirts, DSACO Face Masks (Adult Sizes only), and our 2021 Faces in the Community Calendars available for purchase. [edgtf_separator class_name="" type="normal" position="center" color="" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""] Please see pricing + shipping options available below: 2020 Columbus Buddy Walk T-Shirts (available sizes are 2T, 3T, 4T,...

Introducing the Marge Barnheiser Advocacy Scholarship

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October 9, 2020

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...

Big Ten Down Syndrome Association Challenge

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September 25, 2020

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...

Meet the McHattie Family

by Evanthia

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June 9, 2020

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 COVID-19 Resources & Support

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March 23, 2020

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...

PARENTING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

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March 20, 2020

POSTED ON MARCH 16, 2020

by ERIN CROYLE

PARENTING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

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:

Staying at home for a month or two won’t kill you, this virus is killing thousands.
Missing a month (or more) of school won’t kill anyone, this virus already has.

Whenever things get hard at home with your children or partner, just repeat that mantra in your mind. This too shall pass.