News & commentary on disability issues
Click here to see a thoughtful, nuanced piece about prenatal screening by reporter Amelia Santaniello of CBS affiliate WCCO in Minneapolis. It avoids the old stereotypes and buzzwords, talks about what people with Down syndrome can achieve, and encourages expectant parents to learn more about the lives of people with DS and their families.
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8/01/2007 02:01:00 PM
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Down syndrome,
in the media,
prenatal diagnosis
Bauer is a former member of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) at UCLA, where she participated in the ethical review of federally funded medical research on human subjects, and has addressed national and regional conferences on the rights of patients and people with disabilities. During the Carter years, she worked in the White House press office as editor of the White House News Summary.
She is a member of the President’s Leadership Council at Dartmouth College, the Pacific Council on International Policy, and the board of trustees of the Riverview School in East Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Bauer and her husband are among the founders of the Pathway Program at UCLA, a post-secondary program for young adults with intellectual disabilities. They are the parents of two young adults, one of whom has Down syndrome and is a survivor of leukemia.
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