Overview : Policy & Advocacy : National Down Syndrome Congress

Recent Policy Statements

March 1, 2025

NDSC Statement on ACL

February 1, 2025

Why Protecting IDEA and the U.S. Department of Education is Essential for Students with Disabilities

Media and Newsletters

NDSC Press Releases

March 13, 2025

NDSC Calls on Congress to Stop the Purge of U.S. Department of Education and Reject Any Plan to Dismantle IDEA

January 23, 2025

NDSC Commends New U.S. Department of Education Transition Guidance

January 7, 2025

NDSC Condemns the Use for the ‘R-Word” and Calls for Respectful Language

NDSC Policy in the Media

April 7, 2025

Stephanie Smith Lee is quoted in Politico talking about moving special education to HHS

byKelly Hooper and Chelsea Cirruzzo

March 26, 2025

Policy & Advocacy Co-Directors Stephanie Smith Lee and Heather Sachs discuss policy and advocacy with Extra Lucky Moms

March 25, 2025

Stephanie Smith Lee speaks with Disability Scoop about moving Special Education Programs to Health and Human Services

byMichelle Diament

March 24, 2025

Stephanie Smith Lee sits down with NPR and WBUR Here & Now, hosted by Deepa Fernandes, to talk about the future of the Department of Education

byAshley Locke

March 21, 2025

Heather Sachs speaks with Chief Healthcare Executive’s Ron Southwick about the implications of cuts to Medicaid for individuals with Down syndrome

byRon Southwick

NDSC Policy Pulse

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