The Association of Parents of Children with Down Syndrome is an organization founded with the only aim to help parents of children living with the syndrome in their raising and educating and to co-operate for their successful social adaptation and integration in the society.
Among Association’s priorities are: render assistance to the parents since child’s birth and introduction to the modern achievements in managing with the restrictions that the syndrome forces, aiming decrease of the abandonment of the children in institutions for medical – social care; support in finding specialists – doctors, physiotherapists, speech therapists and special therapists; hold up in accepting children in regular kinder gardens and schools; cooperation and support of children and youth with Down syndrome for successful realization in the society – finding proper job and participating in social life.
The organization has for its aim to fight for ruining the negative stereotypes for the people with Down syndrome and for improving the attitude towards them and accepting them in the society, as well as for building their positive image with information for their real potential for development, capabilities, talents, successes and achievements, for their unique human makings.
In general, the aim of the Association is the cooperation with other organizations interested in building up and development of a state system for early intervention and education of children with special education necessities, as well as forming an attitude in a tolerant manner towards people with special needs.
Board
Valentina Nikolova - President
Margarita Kilova-Fackrell – Deputy President
Verginia Krasteva
Miroslava Alexandrova
Milena Vitanova
Radko Bakoev
Svetlin Vladimirov