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Family settles $18m lawsuit with LA school after son with Down Syndrome died from a fall under its care

Moises Murillo, 8, had Down syndrome and died in 2017 after falling off a chair at school and severing his spinal cord

The Independent UK

Family of disabled Southern California boy who died after fall at school settles suit for $18 million

LOS ANGELES — The family of an 8-year-old La Puente boy with Down syndrome who died in 2017 after falling off a chair at school and severing his spinal cord has reached an $18 million settlement with the district, the family's attorney said Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

You Know We Belong Together: the show taking Home and Away into deeper waters

Julia Hales’ play is a witty love letter to the Aussie soap, while asking questions about the representation of Down’s syndrome in mainstream entertainment

The Guardian - AU

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Teenager with mental age of six turned away from Legoland 'because he's too old'

Ethan Wheale loves Lego but can't understand why he was refused entry when he tried to vist the Legoland Discovery Centre

Wales Online

Bendigo embraces new disability employment program trial from Melbourne

Regional Victoria is embracing a new disability employment program that provides a pathway to work for people living with down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.

ABC News

Dad's fury as son, 18, refused entry to Legoland 'because he had no child with him'

Ethan Wheale Down's Syndrome and ADHD and has a mental age of about six years old, his dad Gordon said. Ethan has no idea why he was turned away from the attraction

Daily Mirror

Young adult researchers with Down syndrome hoping to change the narrative

A new study of young adults with Down syndrome has found they often have high aspirations, usually grounded with a sense of realism.

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Mum of boy with Down Syndrome faces homelessness tomorrow as landlord sells Ballyfermot property

The local council has refused Natasha and her three children

Dublin Live

Irish mum of boy with Down Syndrome faces homelessness tomorrow as landlord sells up and she is refused by council

“The least we deserve is a home to call our own. Somewhere I can keep them safe and content.”

Irish Mirror

'Robbed of the most precious thing': Missile kills Liza, 4

Liza, a 4-year-old girl with Down syndrome, was en route to see a speech therapist with her mother in central Ukraine when a Russian missile rained down from the sky

The Independent UK

Proud dad on how Derry football tournament has been a 'lifeline' to his son with Down Syndrome

"He would’ve always shied away from the limelight in the past but being part of the team has done wonders"

Belfast Live

Missing non-verbal boy, 6, with autism and Down Syndrome found dead in pond

Landon 'Waldy' Raber was found dead in a small pond on the property where he went missing hours earlier in Curdsville, Virginia, said the local sheriff's department

Daily Mirror

Dublin dad helps son with Down Syndrome become business owner

Thomas was born with Down Syndrome as well as a host of other serious illnesses like Perthes Disease, Hirschsprung Disease, a heart murmur, an under-active thyroid gland, and stomach reflux

Dublin Live

Co Down girl defying all odds nine years on from heart surgery

Lucie was diagnosed with a heart condition days after her birth

Belfast Live

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‘Horrified’ former House Speaker Paul Ryan wept during Jan. 6 attack on Capitol, book says

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Citing Supreme Court ruling, appeals court reinstates Missouri’s Down syndrome abortion ban

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to strike down Roe v. Wade, a panel of federal judges on Friday ruled in favor of an appeal that allows Missouri to prohibit abortions that are based solely on whether a baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Daily Record

Vile Scots TikTok troll said girl with Down's syndrome ‘looked like gremlin’ on live stream

A horrified family member watched and recorded as twisted Andrew Menzies, from Falkirk, made horrific remarks about his disabled 22-year-old victim on the social media app.

Manchester Evening News

'Someone with autism and someone with Down syndrome can have a relationship': The Manchester couple celebrating their love in an extraordinary way

Christina and Jeff have created a play about their relationship, which they are performing over the first weekend of July

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian teen with Down syndrome meets his idol John Cena, who inspired him as he fled from Russia invasion

WWE star turned actor met the teen with Down syndrome who said Cena was his motivation during escape from Ukraine

Zenger

Meet Kami:World’s First Virtual Influencer With Down Syndrome

Meet Kami – the world’s first virtual influencer with Down syndrome.

Irish Mirror

Irish boy, 11, with Down Syndrome to tell employers his CV 'would probably end up in the bin' if he sent it in

Padraig O’Callaghan, who is Limerick Person of the Year 2021, is to urge 600 bosses at a conference next week to 'look beyond the CV'

ABC News

Demand for animal-assisted services grows, with pony time helping Owen relax, use sign language, slow down

Demand for animal-assisted services is growing across Australia and the benefits are being felt by a preschooler with Down syndrome who gets to hang out with — and have a snooze on — a pony.

ABC News

Queensland woman Zoya Olepir helps rescue her brother from war-torn Ukraine

Queensland woman Zoya Olepir could not bear another sleepless night wondering if her brother was still alive in Ukraine. So she travelled to a war zone to rescue Viktor, who lives with Down Syndrome.

Belfast Live

Massive supercar meet-up taking place in Derry this bank holiday weekend

The Bear Run 74 initiative has raised €36,440 for 10 different charities so far

Dublin Live

New Down Syndrome Centre opens in Sandyford to support children and families

The state-of-the-art centre will support children with Down Syndrome between the ages of three months old and 18 years

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