New program for older students with developmental disabilities

I've written often here about the fact that the joys of older parenting come with the risk of potential genetic conditions. Those risks include Down syndrome and autism. I wrote a story in today's paper about a new program where a group of eight students with developmental disabilities will be sharing an apartment with eight students from UNC-Greensboro. The idea is to help the developmentally delayed students learn to live independently, with the help from a group of their typically developing peers.

Here is a link to the story.

I will be following the students along during the course of the year, so I'll post updates here as they appear.

Journal Photo by: Jennifer Rotenizer: Rasheika McLean, 21, participates in a dating etiquette class on Wednesday at the Zeke House in Greensboro. The program pairs people who have developmental disabilities with students at UNC-Greensboro.