Expecting Longer Lives With Greater Risk, Reward: Down Syndrome Generation First to Outlive Parents
Washington Post: November 10, 2008
Like many people her age, Jennifer Holden wants to be on her own. But for the 20-year-old Springfield woman, crossing streets can be frightening. Keeping track of money is difficult. And fending for herself is challenging at times for a person who loves to read but has difficulty with novels above a fifth-grade level.