Black Down Syndrome Association

30/04/2026

Fundraise for BDSA and get rewarded with funds to help pay for the 2026 BDSA Family Reunion!

Get Started
Create your team fundraising page starting April 30, 2026. Once your page is live, share your personal link with family, friends, and supporters to start raising funds.

How It Works
As a thank you for your efforts, BDSA will provide fundraising incentives to help cover the cost of attending the 2026 BDSA Family Reunion.

Your rewards are based on how much you raise:
Raise $500 → Get $250 off registration
Raise $1,000 → Get $500 off registration
Raise $1,500 → Get $750 off registration
Raise $2,000 → Get $1,000 off registration
(If your registration is fully covered, you’ll receive a gift card for hotel expenses)
Raise $2,500 → Get $1,250 off registration
(If your registration is fully covered, you’ll receive a gift card for hotel expenses)

Why Participate?
Support Black families in the Down syndrome community. Help BDSA expand programs.

Start Strong. Share Often. Make an Impact.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/together-we-thrive-supporting-black-families-celebrating-every-ability

27/04/2026

🎉 SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT BINGO 🎉

How many squares can you check? Be honest

From therapy schedules and IEP meetings… to snack bags in the car and celebrating the smallest victories like they’re the Super Bowl, if you know, you know.

Parenting in this community can be beautiful, exhausting, hilarious, and holy all at once.

Drop your “BINGO” in the comments if you filled a row (or the whole card 😅), and tell us which square hit a little too close to home!

Tag a parent who would laugh at this.

💙💛🖤🤎

27/04/2026

Our children are not inspirational props.

Please do not look at our children and say
“Seeing them makes me grateful for my life.”

That is not a compliment.

Do not praise a child with Down syndrome for simply existing, smiling, or walking into a room as if their humanity is extraordinary.

And please do not use our children as the backdrop for your lesson on kindness.

That reduces a whole person to someone else’s moral teaching moment.

Our children were not born to make others feel inspired.
They were born to live full, beautiful, ordinary and extraordinary lives.

The harm is subtle, but it is real.

When you treat disabled people as inspiration first, you often stop seeing them as people who deserve access, autonomy, friendship, education, opportunity, and respect.

We do not need pity dressed up as admiration.

We need belonging.
We need equity.
We need people to presume competence.
We need our children seen as fully human.

Our children are not props.
They are people.

Read that again.

If this challenged you, sit with it.
If it resonated, share it.

26/04/2026

What raising a child with Down syndrome has taught me…

To celebrate progress others overlook.To fight for inclusion.To find joy in the little things.To lead with patience and fierce love.To build community, because we were never meant to do this alone.

Being part of the BDSA family has reminded me that our stories are powerful, our children are extraordinary, and our community is beautiful.

What has your loved one taught you? Drop one lesson in the comments ⬇️ Let’s learn from each other.

20/04/2026

Have you registered yet?

We’re getting closer to the BDSA 2026 Family Reunion Conference and we would love to see YOU there.

For a limited time, enjoy $25 OFF registration as our little gift to you ✨Use code: 25OFFNOW. Valid through April 29, 2026

Come for the resources, stay for the community… leave feeling poured into.

Register today! https://blackdownsyndromeassociation.regfox.com/2026-black-down-syndrome-association-family-reunion-conference-

19/04/2026

April 29 marks exactly 6 months until our 2nd Annual BDSA Family Reunion Conference in Noblesville, Indiana, October 29 through November 1, 2026.

Right now is the time to lock in.

Get 25 dollars off every registration when you use code 25OFFNOW. This offer is only good through April 29.

All you have to do is register and pay 50 dollars per person to secure your spot. After that, use our flexible payment plan and pay what works for you over time.

If you were there last year, you already know this fills up. If you missed it, do not wait and watch it sell out again.

Spots are limited and this price will not last.

Register here
https://blackdownsyndromeassociation.regfox.com/2026-black-down-syndrome-association-family-reunion-conference-

Questions
[email protected]

Secure your spot now before it is gone.

13/04/2026

🖤 Black Maternal Health Week | BDSA 🖤

This week, the Black Down Syndrome Association proudly recognizes Black Maternal Health Week — a time to uplift, advocate, and bring awareness to the unique challenges Black mothers face before, during, and after pregnancy.

At BDSA, this work is deeply personal.

Black mothers are often the first advocates for their children — navigating healthcare systems, seeking answers, and fighting for equitable care. For mothers of children with Down syndrome, that journey can come with added layers of uncertainty, bias, and a need for culturally competent support.

Our mission is rooted in empowerment, education, and community — ensuring that Black families raising individuals with Down syndrome are seen, supported, and celebrated at every stage.

We believe:
Every Black mother deserves to be heard
Every diagnosis should come with support — not fear
Every family deserves access to equitable, informed care

This week and every week, we stand with Black mothers — honoring their strength, advocating for their health, and building a village where no one walks this journey alone.

🔗 Learn more about our work and how we support families:
www.blackdownsyndrome.org

12/04/2026

BDSA had an awesome time this afternoon supporting the Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas at their quarterly play date in SW Dallas County. David LaFlore and his wife who are also BDSA family members, hosted an epic event with appearances from therapeutic horses, community partners, the Mayor of DeSoto, , and TX State Representative Aisha Davis.

06/04/2026

📞 Ring ring…

“Hello?? …uhh yeah, I’m calling because I heard you STILL haven’t signed up for the BDSA 2026 Family Reunion Conference…”

“…I’m sorry—WHAT?? You missed last year AND you’re thinking about missing this year too??”

“Yeah… no. We’re not doing that.”

“Because let me tell you something—everybody who came last year? Still talking about it.”

“The love, the fun, the resources, the community… yeah, you missed ALL of that.”

“…but don’t worry, I’m calling to help you redeem yourself.”

“Go ahead and get your spot now—it’s only $50 to lock in.”

“Mm-hmm. Payment plan and everything. So no excuses this time.”

“…because when 2026 is even bigger—and it WILL be—you don’t want to be sitting there watching everybody else post about it.”

“Be for real.”

"This is more than a conference… it’s a FAMILY REUNION.”

“…okay I’m hanging up now—but you better go register.”

“…no seriously. I’ll know if you didn’t.”

👉🏽https://blackdownsyndromeassociation.regfox.com/2026-black-down-syndrome-association-family-reunion-conference-

01/04/2026