Stephanie Meredith (National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Diagnosis at the University of Kentucky) and Heather Bradley (Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network) talk about prenatal outreach resources available to our community. Courtney Dunevant talked to the duo after their presentation at the DSAIA conference in Cincinnati in February 2017.

Lisa French of Down Syndrome of Louisville and Lisa Wells of Down Syndrome Indiana sit down with Deanna Tharpe to discuss why they chose to pursue accreditation through DSAIA and the benefits of success.

Dana Wells with ds-connex sits down with Courtney Dunevant at DSAIA in Cincinnati. They talk about how it's never too early to start planning your walk and how online promotion can spur on fundraising as early as 4 months prior to your walk.

What do you get when you combine special education with theater? Just the right mix to create something incredible for the disability community that spreads across Michigan. And now, DSAIA is bringing it to you!

It all started with the Down Syndrome Guild of Southeast Michigan...

Join Shon Christy and Paige Purtz of Focal Point Social Media as they talk about the company's background, trends in social media and how they helped DSAIA increase its reach for its annual conference.

DSAIA Director of Membership & Marketing, Courtney Dunevant, sat down with Ryan Niemiec of the VIA Institute on Character during the DSAIA 2017 Conference. You'll find this topic interesting as it relates to DSA leaders.

Ryan M. Niemiec, Psy.D. is education director of the global, nonprofit VIA Institute on Character, the leading organization in advancing the science and practice of character strengths. Dr. Niemiec is an award-winning psychologist, international workshop leader, and adjunct professor at Xavier University, University of Pennsylvania, and several other institutions.

He is author of several books including Mindfulness and Character Strengths and Positive Psychology at the Movies. He has published widely on character strengths and intellectual/developmental disability, including scientific articles for journals and user-friendly articles for blogs and newsletters. He has presented to scholars, practitioners, parents, and people with disabilities on this topic at the national and local level. In 2015, he brought together the leading researchers in positive psychology and intellectual/developmental disability at an international conference. He has consulted to several local disability organizations and is closely involved in Reel Abilities Film Festival, the largest movie festival on disability in the U.S.