When Barbie Reflects the Spectrum: What Mattel’s New Autistic Doll Brings to the Conversation Mattel recently announced the launch of its first Autistic Barbie doll, a new addition to the Barbie Fashionistas line that aims to expand representation through play. According to Mattel, this doll was developed in collaboration with autistic individuals, advocates, and clinicians [...]
A Message of Gratitude for Caregivers This message comes from the depths of our hearts. As co-founders of the Christopher Smith Foundation, we want to take a moment to recognize YOU, the incredible individuals who dedicate your lives to caring for those with disabilities. Caregiving is not just a role — it is a [...]
A New Cause to Champion The Christopher Smith Foundation is collaborating with the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) at the University of Southern California and with Cleveland Clinic/ Lou Ruvo Brain Institute in support of cutting-edge research. The partnership supports biomarker studies that track how beta-amyloid drives Alzheimer’s in trisomy 21 and explores protective [...]
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Linda Smith, founder & chair of the Christopher Smith Foundation, was recently interviewed by Las Vegas-Review Journal reporter and features writer, John Pryzbys, about her new book, Confessions of a Sin City Fundraiser, which launched at the end of December 2021 and is a sequel of sorts to her debut memoir, Unwanted: How a Mother Learned [...]
The Christopher Smith Foundation Relocates Headquarters to the Las Vegas Ranch As part of the Collaboration Center Foundation’s disability network, the foundation joins other Southern Nevada providers, agencies, and non-profits serving those with different and unique abilities, as well as their families The Collaboration Center at the Las Vegas Ranch. LAS [...]
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: Longtime Southern Nevada disability advocate Linda Smith has created a nonprofit foundation to recognize and support caregivers. Smith, former chief fundraiser for Opportunity Village, said she hopes The Christopher Smith Foundation also will raise awareness of the vital role that caregivers play in our health care system. The foundation was inspired by [...]
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: Longtime Southern Nevada disability advocate Linda Smith has created a nonprofit foundation to recognize and support caregivers. Smith, former chief fundraiser for Opportunity Village, said she hopes The Christopher Smith Foundation also will raise awareness of the vital role that caregivers play in our health care system. The foundation was inspired by [...]
New foundation provides support to professional caregivers for people with profound disabilities. LAS VEGAS – Author, public speaker, fundraising consultant and disability advocate, Linda Smith, announces the official launch of The Christopher Smith Foundation, an organization she and her family created to support the caregiving community. Established in her son’s name, The Christopher [...]
