LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Touro University of Nevada graduate student’s class project is now expanding to 62 locations across the country and into Mexico—creating a first-of-its-kind curriculum for teens and adults with Down syndrome.
Sara Gudiel, who graduates Monday, June 15, developed a six-week program designed to help individuals with Down syndrome build independence as they transition into adulthood. The curriculum launched at Gigi’s Playhouse Las Vegas and is now being introduced at Gigi’s Playhouse locations nationwide.
Finding Independence
For 29-year-old Otischa Smiley, the program has been life-changing.
“We’re cooking. We have good conversations. We’re dancing. We’re active. It’s so fantabulous,” Smiley said…