Down Syndrome

Dementia has deprived Tiina Mills of many of her memories and she is often confused. That changed for an instant one day in February when a YAI caregiver turned on her iPad to play the music of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti, beloved by Mills for most of her life.

Last week, to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, a group of YAI staff, self advocates, and family members attended a series of presentations at the United Nations Headquarters. The theme for the day was "Leave no one behind in education."