Down syndrome Coverage

Howdy Homemade Ice Cream opens in downtown Cary. Meet the heroes

Howdy's mission is to employ those with disabilities, like Down syndrome.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

321 Coffee to open new store in Durham, expanding jobs for people with disabilities

The new shop for 321 Coffee is located at 300 Morris St., part of the Durham Innovation District.

WRAL Staff

Man with down syndrome breaks karate record

A 59-year-old New York man earned his 5th-degree black belt in karate. The rank is believed to be the highest for a person with down syndrome in the United States.

321 Coffee shop is set to open this weekend in downtown Raleigh

321 Coffee will employ about 15 cashiers and baristas with intellectual and developmental disabilities at its new downtown Raleigh location, according to CEO Lindsay Wrege.

321 Coffee CEO Lindsay Wrege on new downtown Raleigh shop: 'This is really, really special for our crew'

321 Coffee's new location at 615 Hillsborough St. in downtown Raleigh will employ about 15 cashiers and baristas with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to CEO Lindsay Wrege.

'A place for them to learn and grow': New downtown Raleigh coffee shop employs people with disabilities

321 Coffee is set to officially open its third location on Saturday morning at 615 Hillsborough St. in the Bloc[83] development.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Cooper vetoes Down syndrome abortion bill

Legislation that would prevent a woman from getting an abortion in North Carolina simply because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome was on its way to Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday after it received final approval in the state Senate.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Fact check: Would NC abortion bill 'govern' doctor-patient conversations?

A new North Carolina bill requires practitioners to "confirm" that their patients aren't seeking an abortion because they're unhappy with the unborn child's sex, race, or Down Syndrome diagnosis. PolitiFact examines the bill sponsor's claims about how that might work.

Paul Specht, PolitiFact reporter

SARAH CRAWFORD: Don't tell women what they can do with their bodies. Fund services that inform, comfort and support families

Friday, June 11, 2021 -- If we want to get serious about walking with women through their journey of a prenatal diagnosis, the prescription is not to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body. The prescription is funding for services, information for families, and comfort for families in knowing that their child will have access to education, therapies and the medical supports that they need.

Wake senator says services for disabled needed in NC, not restrictions on abortion

Sen. Sarah Crawford, D-Wake, argues against a bill that would bar abortions solely because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.

Democrats say NC needs to provide more services for disabled, not adopt more restrictions on abortion

Legislation that would prevent a woman from getting an abortion in North Carolina simply because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome was on its way to Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday after it received final approval in the state Senate.

NC lawmakers pass ban on abortions because of Down syndrome

Legislation that would prevent a woman from getting an abortion in North Carolina simply because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome was on its way to Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday after it received final approval in the state Senate.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Senate debates Down syndrome abortion ban

The state Senate debates a bill that would prohibit women from getting abortions because of a Down syndrome diagnosis.

NC Senate speeds bill banning abortion for disability

NC Senate GOP leaders are fast-tracking a bill that would require a doctor providing an abortion to attest under law that the patient is not seeking the abortion because of the fetus's race, sex, or Down syndrome diagnosis.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief

Breast cancer, Down syndrome, K9 care bills moving in advance of legislative deadline

With the crossover deadline looming, the House Health committee Tuesday approved a slate of bills on breast imaging, prescription drug disposal, Down Syndrome, and emergency care for K9s.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

House OKs bill to prevent abortion in cases of Down syndrome

The House debates a bill that would make illegal any abortion sought specifically because of the presumed race of the fetus or because of a Down syndrome diagnosis.

2 abortion-related bills advance at General Assembly

Amid emotional statements on the House floor and in a Senate committee room, two abortion-related bills advanced in the legislature Thursday.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Discrimination argument surfaces in latest abortion debate

A bill to prohibit abortions in North Carolina specifically because a fetus has Down syndrome cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday, despite opposition from medical groups.

Aborting a fetus with Down syndrome would be illegal under NC bill

A bill to prohibit abortions in North Carolina specifically because a fetus has Down syndrome cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday, despite opposition from medical groups.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

NC House panel takes up abortion bill

The House Health committee debates a measure that would prohibit women from having abortions specifically because their fetuses have Down syndrome.

Mom excited son with Down syndrome eligible for vaccination

Tanya Holland has been desperate to her her 22-year-old son, who has Down syndrome, vaccinated against coronavirus. The state's decision to accelerate the schedule has left her overjoyed.

Nonprofit coffee business reopens after coronavirus, gets free makeover

Nonprofit coffee business that supports jobs for people with developmental disabilities, like down syndrome, reopens after coronavirus on Friday.

World Down Syndrome Day canceled, but can't cancel this musician's dreams

Instead of performing her music for World Down Syndrome Day, a Cary musician is stuck inside her home during the coronavirus threat. But she won't let that stop her from playing her music -- or advocating for her cause.

World Down Syndrome Day cancelled, but can't cancel this musician's dreams

Instead of performing her music for World Down Syndrome Day, a Cary musician is stuck inside her home during the coronavirus threat. But she won't let that stop her from playing her music -- or advocating for her cause.

Video shows track students running last lap with child with Down syndrome

A North Carolina woman says the last lap of her son's track team tryout made her a blubbering mess.