http://www.nads.org/

The National Association of Down Syndrome is an organization that helps parents of children with Down Syndrome along with adults with Down Syndrome financially through donations given to the organization. By looking at the news articles, NADS is updated every few weeks. This site is geared for the general public, allowing membership for anyone who would like to join. This website seems to be slanted, playing on the viewer's emotions to hopefully obtain a donation.

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/down_syndrome.html

Kids Health is an organization that provides information for parents with children who have Down Syndrome. "KidsHealth is the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the Web since 1995 — and has been accessed by about half a billion visitors." This site appears to be balanced and gives strictly information rather than asking people to join or to become members and donate to their organization.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/downsyndrome.html

This website is part of the government website for the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Providing a balanced form of information, the MedlinePlus website gives factual information. Found at the bottom of the page, the site was last update on January 25, 2008. "The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials in all areas of biomedicine and health care, as well as works on biomedical aspects of technology, the humanities, and the physical, life, and social sciences."

http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/index.htm?page=derayeh.html

This website is a balanced website that gives information on teaching strategies for children with Down Syndrome. Last revised on March 5, 2001 which was found at the bottom of the page. The author, Nahal Derayeh, who is part of McGill University in the department of educational psychology and counseling, is responsible for the website. Intended for those with previous biological knowledge, this website gives a lot of technical terms.

http://www.about-down-syndrome.com/down-syndrome-facts.html

This is a .com site that gives a balanced view of general information on Down Syndrome. Not listing any specific author, but listing the copyright to About Down Syndrome, the website is ran by the mother of a boy with Down Syndrome and is geared to "The information on this website is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Rather, it is for educational and informational purposes only. You, the viewer, are responsible for obtaining health care for your child from his/her physician and other health care specialists. Always consult with your child's doctor before beginning any therapy programs."

http://www.blueberryshoes.com/ds18/clips/index.shtml

This website provides video clips on the topic of Down Syndrome. Not indicating an author or when the site was last updated, it is safe to assume that the website is a balanced one, not trying to persuade a person one way or another. Each clip contains a brief overview of what information it will contain beneath the link for it.

http://www.downsyn.com/whatphys.php

Being a .com website, it is ran and updated by a man and his wife, Michel, who have a child with Down Syndrome. Not citing any information from any other websites, it gives a first hand account of how Down Syndrome affects a family (meaning it is a slanted website). Background on the author just gives information on the pregnancy of the woman who gave birth to the Down Syndrome child. Last updated on September 28, 2007, the website is a good indication of how Down Syndrome affects family life.

http://www.ds-health.com

This also is a .com website that is authored by Dr. Len Leshin who is a pediatrician with a daughter who is affected by Down Syndrome. Strictly giving information, this website would be considered to be balanced. "The information provided at this Web site is considered general medical
information for educational purposes and is not a substitute for the advice
of your physician. If you think that your child needs medical attention,
please go to or contact your physician or nearest health care provider." This website was last updated February 12, 2007 (found at the top of the page).