NWDSA is a parent-driven organization that has been supporting families in Oregon and SW Washington since 1997. NWDSA’s mission is to create and nurture a loving and inclusive community celebrating every person with Down syndrome. NWDSA works towards this mission by empowering and supporting families and individuals who have been touched by developmental disability. Together with our cross-disability sister project, ABI Community, founded in 2006, NWDSA has increased education, promoted public understanding and acceptance, worked toward full inclusion, and defended the civil rights of individuals with Down syndrome. NWDSA is a program of NW Disability Support.