T21 Podcast

Meet our guest, Riley Hesterly! Riley shares about his time in school, what he does for work, and Special Olympics power lifting! To learn more about Special Olympics Power Lifting see the link below: https://www.specialolympics.org/what-... See Riley's brand Dudes Scent at the Upside Down Mercantile! https://shopupsidedown.com/collection... See Brew21 on social media! @extrachromosomecoffeeChampi...

IEPs can be a very stressful process especially when you are constantly advocating for your child and students. If you are a parent or educator who is navigating these IEP processes we hope this information and perspectives are helpful for you. Below you can find more information on IEP’s. To learn more about the history of the IEP you can visit https://sites.ed.gov/idea/IDEA-History Advocacy, res...

Routines take patience and consistency. If you are a parent or educator who is working on setting routines with your child or student we hope this episode is encouraging to you and may even give you a few new ideas to try! For topics you’d like to know more about you can email them to info@dsgo.life

One of the most important aspects of the T21 Podcast is hearing from our families. In this episode, we welcomed Gerald and Becky, the incredible parents of Nathan Mathis! As we sat with them, we heard their stories about raising a child with Down syndrome and how Nathan has impacted their lives.

This month on the T21 Podcast our guest Cyrus Taylor the Accessible Recreation Supervisor for the Springfield-Greene County Park Board as well as the local Miracle League Commissioner! Cyrus gives great insight on how you can be involved with accessible recreation and how empowering it is for our friends with differing abilities. Click the link below to learn more about local Accessible Recreation...

Finding community is an important part of everyone's life. Even more so when you have a child with Down syndrome. On this episode we will be meeting Sarah. She is a dedicated advocate for individuals with disabilities, inspired by her older sister with Down syndrome.

Our mission is to bring life and wellness to families who are advocating towards a community of inclusion for individuals with Down syndrome. Upside Down Mercantile is a retail development project of Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks. Located on Historic C-Street in Springfield, Missouri, our product lines are developed, branded, and sold by individuals with Down syndrome and their families.