The Global Down Syndrome Foundation hosted its annual Acceptability Gala in Washington, D.C., in late May, with contributions from numerous Northern Virginia residents and speeches from U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Diana DeGette.
The night included a dance by performers with Down syndrome, an auction and a song by Emmy award-winning artist Rachel Platten
Michelle Sie Whitten co-founded Global Down Syndrome Foundation in 2009 after the birth of her daughter Sophia, who has the condition. Whitten discovered that Down syndrome was receiving only $16 million a year in government funding despite being the leading cause of developmental disability at the time…