Jun 11

Written by: Life Skills Blog Team
6/11/2010 11:47 PM 

 

ST. LOUIS , MO (KPLR) - One in every 733 live births is a child with Down syndrome. This is about 5,000 births per year. today, more than 400,000 people in the United States have down syndrome. St. Louisan Pat Ciapciak along with her brother Peter Moisio tell us about their experience with down syndrome.

The National Down Syndrome Society wants you to be part of the national campaign that has already gained momentum across the country. You can become part of My Great Story. The campaign is to honor and celebrate the 400,000 Americans with Down syndrome. It shares their personal stories in an online book. Here is a link to their site. www.ndss.org/stories