News for and from the West Michigan Down syndrome community!
Summer 2017
Foster Development Through the Arts
Delight Lester, Grand Rapids
AIM Dancers
For people with Down syndrome, the arts support physical, intellectual, and emotional development. 
"My Hero Brother" Film Review
Tom Hackett, Grand Rapids
Last month, the Jewish Film Festival of Grand Rapids presented My Hero Brother - a documentary about a group people with Down syndrome and their siblings who undertake an Himalayan mountain climbing expedition. DSAWM President Tom Hackett attended the film and shares his experience.
GR Family to Honor Son Through Adoption
Genevieve Shaw Brown, ABC News
Anita and Eric Miron are proof that in tragedy there is hope. The couple lost their son Jack, who had Down syndrome, at 32 weeks gestation. They now plan to adopt a child with special needs.
First Comic Book Hero with Down Syndrome
Scott Beggs, nerdist.com
The new comic book Superb launches in July and will feature the world's first comic book superhero with Down syndrome.
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Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan
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