Down Syndrome
Welcome to the A2A Down Syndrome Advocacy Resource Center (ARC), an outreach project of the nonprofit Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance, aiming to help individuals impacted by Down syndrome step into Down syndrome advocacy.
We hope you’ll be inspired by our A2A Advocates impacted by Down syndrome, and we invite you to listen to our A2A Spotlight features and A2A 1-on-1 interviews sharing powerful stories of how individuals impacted by Down syndrome are turning adversity into advocacy.
While you’re here, we hope you’ll join our Down Syndrome Messages of Hope campaign. Give hope. Get hope. All in 30 seconds. And if you’re interested in sharing YOUR story with the help of one of our professional journalists, let us know!
Oh, and please be sure to add your name to our Wall of Allies, so you can show your support for our advocates. If you’d like, we’ll also send you our free monthly e-newsletter.
Meet our A2A Advocates
Spotlight – Photographer Adam Jacobs’ Career Started As A Diversion From Chronic Pain
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell interviews award-winning photographer Adam Jacobs, who suffers chronic, debilitating migraines as a result of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Adam hopes to create greater awareness for POTS and...
Spotlight – Tourette Syndrome Helped Motivate CBS News Correspondent David Begnaud To Succeed
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights David Begnaud, who was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when he was 6 years old. A2A Spotlight · Tourette Syndrome Helped Motivate CBS News Correspondent David Begnaud To Succeed David says that he used...
Spotlight- Theresa Flores Helps Fight Human Trafficking with S.O.A.P.
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Theresa Flores, a human trafficking survivor, author and activist. A2A Spotlight · Theresa Flores Helps Fight Human Trafficking with S.O.A.P. She is the founder of Project S.O.A.P., a non-profit that...
Spotlight – Dior Vargas Helps Destigmatize Mental Illness For People of Color
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Dior Vargas, who describes herself as a Latina feminist mental health activist. A2A Spotlight · Dior Vargas Helps Destigmatize Mental Illness For People of Color Vargas lives with depression and...
Spotlight – Rebecca Brown Turned Her Life Around After Prison And Now Helps Others Do The Same
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell spotlights Rebecca Brown and her work to help formerly incarcerated women through LEAP for Ladies. Brown first heard of the organization when she applied for it as an inmate, and now sits on the other...
Spotlight – Paragliding Professional Chris Santacroce Makes A ”125%” Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury
KCBS Radio afternoon news anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights award-winning paraglidler and founder of the non-profit Project Airtime, Chris Santacroce. Chris describes his recovery from a paragliding accident that temporarily left him in a wheelchair as 125%,...
Spotlight – Mass Shooting Survivor Whitney Austin Works to End Gun Violence
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights mass shooting survivor Whitney Austin and her efforts to combat gun violence through her nonprofit Whitney/Strong. A2A Spotlight · Mass Shooting Survivor Whitney Austin Works to End Gun Violence Whitney...
Spotlight – Robert Lee Feeds The Hungry and Reduces Food Waste
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Robert Lee whose Korean immigrant parents struggled to feed their family. A2A Spotlight · Robert Lee Feeds The Hungry and Reduces Food Waste Robert is the founder of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, which has...
Jen Sanregret Serves “Cups of Happiness” To Help Others
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Jen Sanregret, a mother of a special needs child. A2A Spotlight · Jen Sanregret Serves “Cups of Happiness” To Help Others Jen’s oldest son Vance has Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease that makes...
Spotlight – Dalila Castillo Brown Discovered She Was Born With Cerebral Palsy When She Was in Her Mid-Twenties
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Dalila Castillo Brown, who was born with Cerebral Palsy, but didn't learn of her diagnosis until her mid-twenties. A2A Spotlight · Dalila Castillo Brown Discovered She Was Born With Cerebral Palsy When...
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