Current News Archived News   Excellent resource For current news and commentary relating to Down syndrome check out www.patriciaebauer.com 2008 “Visions Of Hope For Their Future,” annual dinner gala The gala featured a silent and live auction, dinner and dancing, and provided DSF with an opportunity to spread Down syndrome awareness to community members, merchants, and gala attendees, and raise funds to support the development and implementation of its educational, social and support programs. Gala to benefit Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County’s Learning Program For the last three years Audrey has participated in Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County’s The Learning Program, a source which leverages current research on best practices and effective teaching strategies to improve the educational potential of children with Down syndrome. Kennedy-Brownback Bill Signed Into Law - Down Syndrome Advocates Prevail. On October 14, 2008 President Bush signed into law the Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act, S 1810, known as the Kennedy-Brownback bill. NDSC and NDSS have been working with Senate and House staff and advocates since 2005 to develop and pass this important legislation. Homecoming Queen Aledo High seniors pick classmate with Down syndrome as homecoming queen. Child "Deleted" Arthur Miller's Missing Act For all the public drama of Arthur Miller's career—his celebrated plays (including Death of a Salesman and The Crucible), his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, his social activism—one character was absent: the Down-syndrome child he deleted from his life.