The Buddy Walk website is now open for business!  Visit to enter your team, to join a team, to make a contribution, or to volunteer by clicking the "Register Now!" button to the right, or visit the Buddy Walk page on this website by clicking the Buddy Walk logo.  If you have a question or suggestion, you can send an email to the Buddy Walk committee.  Look forward to seeing you in October!

Gracias a las traducciones realizadas por Elizabeth Brunscheen-Cartagena, el sitio web DSSW está ahora disponible en español! En la parte inferior de cada página hay un enlace a la versión en español (http://esp.dsswichita.org).

Thanks to the translation work done by Elizabeth Brunscheen-Cartagena, the DSSW web site is now available in Spanish! At the bottom of each page is a link to the Spanish-language version (http://esp.dsswichita.org).

As individuals with Down Syndrome reach adulthood, many families are faced with finding resources for their adult family member with Down Syndrome. Now at the University of Kansas Medical Center, you can access a variety of services and resources through the new Adults with Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic.

Visit the KU Medical Center website for further information.

Having a child with Down syndrome sets your life in a new direction and may well give you a new set of values as you learn and grow.

The mission of the Down Syndrome Society of Wichita is to enhance the lives of individuals with Down syndrome and their families by providing them with support and resources and by raising public awareness about Down syndrome.

• Educational print materials and baby gifts for families with a new child with Down syndrome

• Down Syndrome Society of Wichita informational brochures to be placed in hospitals, doctors' offices, and other pertinent locations around Wichita and Kansas

• An annual picnic for Down Syndrome Society of Wichita families

• Provide Buddy Walk® prizes and print materials

The Down Syndrome Society of Wichita is pleased to announce its new mailing address.  Send all correspondence to:

Down Syndrome Society of Wichita
PO Box 782736
Wichita KS 67278-2736