Congratulations to DSACO's Program Director, Marge Barnheiser, on her appointment to the Ohio ABLE Account Program Advisory Board! Serving alongside Marge are State Representative Jonathan Dever, State Senator John Eklund, DODD Director John Martin, Service Provider Rep. Diane Beastrom, Parent Rep. Chip Gerhardt, Self Advocate Jennifer Cunningham, and community representatives Blaine Brockman and Matthew Curoe. The Program Advisory...

Do you have Down syndrome related books, toys, equipment, therapy items, etc that you would like to pass on? Consider posting your items on the NEW DSACO "Lending" Library Group on Facebook, for other DSACO families to use! Let's reduce/reuse/recycle within our own Ds community! Request to join the Facebook group by clicking here or searching...

Looking for a volunteer opportunity that makes a difference? DSACO is seeking Ds Medical Edge Volunteers. We are looking for volunteers in the Hilliard, Westerville & surrounding counties. The time commitment is 2-3 hours quarterly and it is flexible. What is required? Attend a brief training session Deliver provided materials to assigned local obstetrician offices on a quarterly basis Develop a...

DSACO is seeking 18+ Self-Advocates interested in dancing at the Dancing With Our Stars Gala on February 6, 2016!  Join DSACO and Arthur Murray Dance Studio to learn choreographed dances throughout the next few months to be performed at the Dancing With Our Stars Gala! Beginning November 7, practices are scheduled for Saturdays at 12:00 p.m....

In case you missed the 2015 Columbus Buddy Walk, check out the video below! The video was created by Thornton Media Arts. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://dsaco.net/wp-content/uploads/ShowingSupport_720.mp4"][/video]...

'Priceless' Target Ad Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons Rachel Bertsche Writer October 26, 2015 A new Target ad featuring a girl with a disability is getting an outpouring of support from parents applauding the retailer for including kids with special needs in its campaign. The advertisement, included in Target’s weekly mailer, shows a number of kids wearing different...

Have you read this week's Columbus Alive?! One of the vendors at this weekend's Independents' Day festival will be donating their proceeds to Team Oh! Henry and DSACO! Very, very cool. [button type="simple_button_link" url="https://www.facebook.com/DSACO.Cbus" target="" button_color_fon="#64464E" ]View Facebook Posts[/button]...

SO COOL! Spike TV's Ink Master will be airing a "Flash Challenge" tonight (Tuesday, September 15th), where the seven remaining professional artists in the competition work with guest artists to create original artwork. All of the guest artists have Down syndrome, and the designs created will be tattooed onto each of their loved ones. After...

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