Education

The Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta (DSAA) has two major educational inititatives:  conferences and Down Syndrome Specialists.

DSAA makes an effort to conduct at least one conference each year.  Somethines in the spring, sometimes in the fall, and sometimes both.

HISTORY

The Fall Conference in 2008 was a larger Regional Conference with many out-of-the area speakers like Dr. Brian Skotko.  The Spring Conference 2009 featured Dr. Nathan Call from the Marcus Autism Center, who shared information about behavior issues.  The Fall Conference 2009 featured Dr. Cynthia Jones and Melanie Leyva-Abad and focused on reading.  The Spring Conference 2009, offered a second track at the conferences focusing on the needs of new parents.  In September of 2010, DSAA co-sponsored with DownsEd International, a two-day conference on various aspects of the education of individuals with Down Syndrome.  In the spring of 2011, DSAA partnered with the State Bar of Georgia to bring a Wrightslaw Conference to our area. The spring conference of 2012 focused on current medical and pharmacological research that deals with individuals with Down syndrome.

In addition, DSAA has in the recent past offerend a "New Parent" seminar in the spring and fall of each year.

DSAA started a Down Syndrome Specialists program in 2008.  This program provides support and education to school personnel who work with students with Down syndrome.

For more information about conferences or Down Syndrome Specialists, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).