Here's the latest article from the Children with Special Needs site at BellaOnline.com.

Translations about Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art179647.asp
The beauty of multicultural communities is how we benefit from the diversity of families, traditions and ways of viewing the world. Providing information about childhood disabilities in many languages helps educate families, translators, and whole communities where our children grow and thrive.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art179647.asp

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3/21 World Down Syndrome Day
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art61064.asp

Down Syndrome Awareness October & March
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art53612.asp

Join our community on Facebook with 307 other parents and advocacy organizations
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Children-with-Special-Needs-at-Bellaonline/232298623459587

World Down Syndrome Day Thursday March 21, 2013

You can join Down Syndrome International’s campaign
inviting everyone to wear “Lots of Socks” on 21 March to raise
awareness on World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD).
http://fb.me/OW0lZgb9

2013 World Down Syndrome Day United Nations Conference Live UN Webcast
March 21 10am-6pm U.S. EDT (GMT -4)
http://worlddownsyndromeday.org/wdsd-conference-2013

@NDSC Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day!
Right to Work!
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
http://fb.me/2itBBAmdD

Via Twitter from @NDSS - Check out our #WDSD2013 social media guide
and celebrate the day with friends and family near and far!
http://bit.ly/YpkPl8

Print Welcome to Holland over tulips
http://www.sprikspace.com/2011/05/welcome-to-holland.html
Share with OB/Gyn offices, pediatricians, NICU, early intervention centers

'You are my hero': A mum's letter to her baby with Down syndrome
http://ninem.sn/6n1meKd

'Why did I cry?': A loving dad writes about his beautiful daughter with Down syndrome
http://ow.ly/1TKGdg

What I Want You To Know: Messages Of Hope & Joy from Your Baby
http://tinyurl.com/d3s424h
Adorably illustrated notes for parents
RA Hudson: The Herald has a nice piece about our personal journey
and my book for new parents dealing with a Down syndrome diagnosis
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/258712/group/Accent/

DSiAM's Gideon https://www.facebook.com/ActorswithDownSyndrome
Featured in commercial for Wash Out Mod Podge for kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C393HbR_buk&feature=youtu.be

New York Times: A Young Man With Down Syndrome, a Fatal Encounter
and a Cry for Understanding
http://ow.ly/2vzuHT

Check out other Childhood Disability messages on Twitter with 2,500 others, at:
http://www.twitter.com/downsynadvocacy

Secrets of Happy Families: How to Improve Your Morning,
Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smart, Go Out and Play,
and Much More
http://tinyurl.com/ctexzjb
Read an excerpt and interview:
The Stories That Bind Us
http://tinyurl.com/bwd2454
The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family’s positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come.

Physically challenged and fashionable
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/03/living/disability-fashion/index.html
Haute insulin pumps, artful colostomy pouches and flirty tracheostomy covers

People with disabilities protest proposed rules by US Department of Labor http://www.doloffmybody.org/2013/03/its-crime.html

DOL Off My Body!
http://www.doloffmybody.org/p/because-us-department-of-labor-dol.html

Enjoy: The Carrot Seed
http://tinyurl.com/ct79v2d
And Then It's Spring
http://tinyurl.com/d28wled
Harold & the Purple Crayon
http://tinyurl.com/crv9h7w

The Still Point of the Turning World - Emily Rapp
http://tinyurl.com/c5znd8o
Ronan was diagnosed at 9 months old with Tay-Sachs disease.

To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about Children with Special Needs located here -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=57

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!

Pamela Wilson, Children with Special Needs Editor
http://specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com

Friendship Circle: 42 Great Down Syndrome Resources You Should Know About
http://bit.ly/13bLfP0

Bathroom Skills & Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art67777.asp

Toilet Training & Inclusive Education
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art170422.asp

Rebecca Benson-Bates:
Another "Public Restroom and the 6-Year Old" Post
http://nblo.gs/JrdkG

Learning Stalled
http://davehingsburger.blogspot.ca/2012/04/learning-stalled-please-read.html

Public Restrooms & the 6 Year Old
http://thebatesmotel3.blogspot.com/2012/08/public-restrooms-and-6-year-old.html

Social Media Cyber Safety Workbook & Discussion Guide - Pre-Teens
http://tinyurl.com/cvs3nx6

Parent Guide to Texting, Facebook, Social Media: Understanding
Benefits & Dangers of Parenting in a Digital World
http://tinyurl.com/cbq4cx6

A Father's Fear
http://bit.ly/1145XeB