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National Down Syndrome Congress
AbbreviationNDSC
Formation1973[1]
PurposeEducational, advocate, legal, research[2]
HeadquartersRoswell, Georgia, USA United States[3]
Official language
English, Espanol
President
Dr. Kishore Vellody [1]
WebsiteNDSC Official Website

The National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) is a national not-for-profit organization that provides individuals, families, and health care providers information [4] and support [5] about Down syndrome, as well as advocating with and on behalf of individuals with Down syndrome.[6]

The NDSC provides free, up-to-date information concerning all aspects of life with Down syndrome. The organization also maintains a public policy and legislative advocacy team in Washington, D.C.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NDSC.org History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mission and Vision | National Down Syndrome Congress". www.ndsccenter.org. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Contact Us | National Down Syndrome Congress". www.ndsccenter.org. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ Capone, G. (2009), Special needs: Realizing Potential Delving a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome, "Pediatric News," (19), 43, No, 1.
  5. ^ Stray-Gundersen, K (1995). "Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents' Guide." Woodbine House
  6. ^ Reilly, P. R.(2009). Commentary: The federal 'Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act’. "Prenatal Diagnosis." 29,9, 829-832

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