KANSAS CITY, Mo. — October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and on Saturday, hundreds of families came together at the Truman Sports Complex to celebrate inclusion, friendship and community at the 30th annual “Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk.”
For many parents, a Down syndrome diagnosis can come with uncertainty. But the local nonprofit, Down Syndrome Innovations, helps guide families through every step of their journey.
Sam Speer, a mom who connected with DSI shortly after she learned her daughter had Down syndrome, says that support has made all the difference…