About Us

Membership

If you have a child with Down syndrome, you’re already a member. How involved you want to be is up to you. D.A.D.S. does not collect dues or fees from our members. The only thing we ask for is your participation in the D.A.D.S. events and in your children’s lives. Tom O’Neal, past president of the National Down Syndrome Society and Fellow D.A.D. once described being a father of a child with Down syndrome as “being a member of a fraternity you didn’t ask to join.” That statement is so true, because we are members of a “fraternity,” a brotherhood that only we can fully understand.

To find contact information for a chapter near you visit our Chapters page. You can also sign up for our e-mail loop to stay abreast of issues as they are discussed.