Down Syndrome Self-Advocate Medical Presentation

Mitchell Levitz, a Self-Advocate with Down syndrome and Co-Author of Count Us In, shares a recorded presentation for medical students, physicians and other health professionals about how to discuss disabilities and to offer clinical care to people with disabilities and their caregivers:

I developed this presentation for you to use when doing presentations at conferences and trainings for medical professionals. This is a way that you might want to have me participate as a self-advocate and individual with a genetic condition. —Mitchell Levitz

This short presentation is an accessible way to share the lived experience of a person with a genetic condition talking about their preferences in health care.

Mitchell Levitz is a nationally recognized self-advocate and has been a spokesperson for individuals with developmental disabilities. For nearly 20 years, he served as Self-Advocacy Coordinator at the Westchester Institute for Human Development, where he taught graduate students, led self-advocacy groups, and developed curricula on health and self-determination. A co-author of Count Us In: Growing Up with Down Syndrome, Mitchell has also contributed to numerous books and other publications and has served as a member of the NIH Down Syndrome Consortium since 2011. For the past 12 years, he has also served as a valuable member of the Lettercase Review Committee offering insight and expertise.