February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada. The Centres for Disease Control categorize any Americans who have ancestry in any of the "Black racial groups of Africa” [1]. I will opt in this post to simply use the term Black to be inclusive of the diversities of this racial group, including those identifying as American, Canadian, African, Caribbean, or other more specific demographics [1].

In 2013, 15% of the American population identified as Black or African American (including those who identify as bi-racial or multi-racial) [ Read More

Most people know what Down Syndrome “looks like”—but, just like anyone else with a disability or medical condition, Down Syndrome [DS] involves a lot more than meets the eye. Down syndrome is caused by a genetic anomaly, or mutation—the most common form involves three copies of the 21st chromosome are present instead of the typical 2—Down syndrome is also known as “trisomy 21”, for this reason. Though it is caused by the person’s genes, it is not inherited, with the exception of a form that involves gene “translocation”—parts of the 21st chromosome appear in different spots in the DNA than they should—this characteristic can be passed fro