April Villafaña Advocacy

03/21/2025

3/21 Happy Down Syndrome Day!!! 🩵💛💙
To my beautiful daughter, inside & out, the one who inspires me every day. My ballerina, dancing queen, musical theatre star & fearless horseback rider! A teenager in every way, who wants to be included in everything & never misses a beat. My love, my smart cookie & my blessing!

03/16/2025

Had a wonderful time last week at the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. Annual Conference, surrounded by the best & most passionate special education attorneys & advocates from across the country… plus my precious family along for the journey.

03/10/2025

Thanks to April Villafaña Advocacy for joining us at our COPAA conference with your family!

A picture of April Villafaña Advocacy and her children at the COPAA conference

03/09/2025

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.

COPAA!!!

03/09/2025

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.

COPAA!

02/23/2025

Our family is excited to be heading to the Annual COPAA Conference Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. for students and families, attorneys, advocates, and related professionals who serve and support them in educational matters. It’s not too late to register: https://www.copaa.org/page/2025-conference-schedule

This exciting conference sells out because of sessions, events and networking opportunities that rejuvenate your spirit and hone your skills. To assure that every child you represent has a chance to learn, to achieve and to contribute, to graduate ready to attend college or pursue a career, and to b...

02/14/2025

This article from Undivided: Supporting Parents Raising Kids with Disabilities provides a comprehensive explanation and great information on the recent pathway to a diploma for students with intellectual disabilities. 👩🏻‍🎓🎉

A new pathway to earning a diploma gives students greater access to higher education, higher-income careers, greater independence, and a higher quality of life.

01/24/2025

Wonderful community-based day program Perfect Fit Day Program has open spots available in North County! Ages 18 and older! Groups of 3. Email connect@perfectfitdayprogram.com or call 760-566-4791 for more information.

12/31/2024

🩷 NDSS and Barbie have partnered to bring the newest doll with Down syndrome to life in the Barbie Doll Adventures series on YouTube! We are so excited to see our community represented in this kids content.

💙 This character is voiced by an actress in the Down syndrome community, and we partnered with the Barbie team on each step of the animation to make sure her movement is accurate and authentic.

💛 Watch her in the Barbie Doll Adventures series on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV3zP0DBIPk&list=PL5BsRl9zFaeQv9fBqIUcj3CTyI0bh8Pkk&index=22