Last year, The Lucky Few Foundation decided to tell a bigger, more inclusive Down syndrome story with our global storytelling movement called This is Down Syndrome. So far, we’ve told over 150 stories using photography, and now we are releasing our very first series of short documentary films.
A Friend for Life
For the majority of kids in the nation who haven’t started school yet, today is the official start of Back To School. Going back to school can be so complicated for our school aged loved ones with Down syndrome. School systems were created without people with Down syndrome in mind, and as laws have changed to include people with intellectual disabilities within the schools, what that means and how it plays out differs from state to state, county to county, school to school. What doesn’t seem to change is our human need to want to be welcomed as we are and find belonging in a space. When welcome and belonging happens for our loved one with Down syndrome in his/her classroom every person connected to that space is changed forever and for the better. River’s story is one of welcome, a story showing just how sweet it is when everyone belongs.
The Life Enthusiast
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
The Joy Maker
The Lucky Few Foundation is so honored to share with you Sabine’s story. A story about how this perfect human —a Texan teen— has found a place with her high school’s spirit team as “the Joy Maker.”
Bill.When Bill received his son's Down syndrome diagnosis, he had no idea what the future would like. Like so many parents in this community, Bill shared with us that he had to "reset his expectations of what a father-son relationship was going to be" as soon as he met Alex.
Bill.When Bill received his son's Down syndrome diagnosis, he had no idea what the future would like. Like so many parents in this community, Bill shared with us that he had to "reset his expectations of what a father-son relationship was going to be" as soon as he met Alex.