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October 2016

October 04, 2016

One Mother is Changing the Media’s – and the World’s – Perception of Those with Disabilities

(Photo property of Katie Driscoll) As the mom of six children, including a daughter with...

April 2016

April 19, 2016

Love Doesn’t Die: A Mother Remembers Her Daughter with Down Syndrome

“Love doesn’t die.” That’s a quote from a letter we received at Christopher headquarters recently...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Saving Society’s “Disposable” Kids: Filmmaker Brian Ivie Discusses “The Drop Box”

(All photos property of The Drop Box Film/Focus on the Family) On June 20, 2011,...

February 06, 2015

Man Forced to Choose Between His Wife and His Newborn Baby with Down Syndrome

From ABC News: When Samuel Forrest of Armenia heard a baby crying from outside his...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

“In People with Intellectual Disabilities, I Found a School of the Heart”

Throughout history, people with intellectual disabilities like Down Syndrome have often been shunned by society...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Deal with Troubles, But Don’t Lose Track of the World’s Beauty: An Interview with Dean Koontz

"The dark makes the light stuff brighter." Not only is that a comment made by...

June 2014

June 04, 2014

Down Syndrome, Racial Harmony, & Hearing Impairment Themes in High School Poster Contest Winners

Today we're highlighting the top three winners in The Christophers' 24th Annual Poster Contest for...

April 2014

April 16, 2014

“Dancing with the Stars” Contestant Makes Dream Come True for Young Woman with Down Syndrome

James Maslow has attracted a lot of fans as a singer with the band Big...

March 2014

March 10, 2014

Harlem Globetrotters Add Teen with Down Syndrome to Roster

Eighteen-year-old Kevin Grow from Bensalem, Pennsylvania, became an Internet phenomenon when video of him scoring...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude

I saw the image below on Christopher Award-winning author Nicole Lataif's Facebook page today. It's...

October 03, 2013

Love Turns Despair Into Hope: The LaHood Family’s Ministry to Disabled Children

When Dan LaHood was in second grade at St. John Baptist De La Salle grammar...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

How a 30-Year-Old Batboy with Down Syndrome Inspires the Cincinnati Reds – and Everyone

Thirty years ago, when Cheryl and Dave Kremer received the diagnosis that their son Teddy...

March 2013

March 21, 2013

The U.S.’ First Restaurant Owner with Down Syndrome

Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day to acknowledge and promote the good, loving,...

March 07, 2013

UPDATE: Jennifer Lawrence’s Friend with Down Syndrome Gets His Own Moment in the Spotlight

The other day I posted some excerpts from a story in New York's Daily News...

March 03, 2013

Academy Award Winner Jennifer Lawrence’s Longtime Friend with Down Syndrome

In today's New York Daily News, there's a profile of the Best Actress Oscar winner...

January 2013

January 10, 2013

“Fringe” Explores Love, Humanity, & Destroying Children Who Are “Chromosomal Mistakes”

"You are mistaken about him. He is no child. He is a chromosomal mistake, a...

November 2012

November 15, 2012

“People” Magazine Features Down Syndrome Adoption Ministry

Congratulations to former Christopher Closeup guest Andrea Roberts for getting her international Down syndrome orphan...

May 2012

May 08, 2012

What Down Syndrome Taught One Mother About Brokenness, Beauty and Perfection

Christopher Closeup podcast - Guest: Amy Julia Becker After her daughter, Penny, was unexpectedly born...