Support DSL Family Businesses
Looking for another way to support Down Syndrome of Louisville and our families? You can now buy with DSL! SUBMIT YOUR BUSINESS to be featured as a trusted DSL Family Business. DSL Family Business Index coming soon!
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Welcome Whitney to the Down Syndrome of Louisville Team!
Welcome Whitney Norris as a new Academy Teacher to the DSL team! Before she joined the DSL team she did Community Living Support full-time. When Whitney’s not at DSL she’s enjoying time with her four children! “I enjoy photography in my free time! A fun fact about me is I am a chicken farmer.”
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DSL & Special Olympics KY: Young Athletes
Thursdays from 6-7p at Down Syndrome of Louisville main building Learn more about the Special Olympics Young Athletes program here Parents please stay during YA and help out! Questions? Email Susan
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New DSL Committees
DSL Families, We are launching NEW DSL Volunteer Committees and we are excited to have our families participate. Please scroll through these photos to see the new committees forming and if you are interested in any of them fill out the form below. These committees will meet 4-6 times a year (some in-person/Some virtual) but […]
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DSL Visits the Capitol!
Three members of the Adult Developmental Academy got to go to Frankfort to participate in the Sunny Pages program. They also got to make an informational video about World Down Syndrome Day, and the Rock Your Socks movement. Sam, Joe, and Connor got to be honorary pages on the Senate floor for the day. They […]
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DSL’s David DeSanctis Honored in New York
A star-studded event was hosted in New York City and it was a night of celebration to raise funds to support the Down syndrome community. This impactful evening will honor trailblazer and Life Goes On actor, Chris Burke, and others who have helped expand representation for our community in film and television. Follow […]
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Welcome Megan to the Down Syndrome of Louisville Team!
Welcome Megan Mullins! Down Syndrome of Louisville’s first Occupational Therapist! Megan recently graduated from the University of Louisville with her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and will mainly be working as DSL’s first on staff Pediatric Occupational Therapist. Megan loves to dance so you may have already met Magan as the new Boogie Down Crew Choreographer […]
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Board Staff Support Spotlight – Meet Cameron
Cameron Fontes DSL Staff—Executive Assistant DSL has been part of my family’s life since my brother Bailey was born in August 2002. I didn’t know what Down syndrome was at the time, I was just irritated that whoever was in charge at the hospital wouldn’t let my brother come home right away. I thought his […]
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Board Spotlight – Meet Dwight
Dwight Newton Reason for Being Part of DSL: Since I was 9 years old I have had the amazing experience of spending time with and around individuals who help me understand compassion and caring. These are not natural traits of mine. When I was 9 I got introduced to a class at the Stewart Home […]
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Board Spotlight – Meet Jennifer
Jennifer Schinke Kendrick “[She] was not about to leave the game and go over and stand against the wall where a loser would stand. She intended to participate, wherever Mermaids fit into the scheme of things. Without giving up dignity or identity. She took it for granted that there was a place for Mermaids and […]
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Board Spotlight – Meet Chad
Chad Hennessey I’m a lifelong Louisvillian (aside from my 4.5 years in Bowling Green attending Western Kentucky University). I’m a proud partner at Insuramax, a locally owned independent insurance agency. I’ve been at Insuramax since August of 2000. My wife Cindy and I are high school sweethearts and will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this […]
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