https://omp.srce.hr/index.php/bridge/issue/feedBRIDGE 2026: Down syndrome - Opportunities, Support and Development2026-03-13T14:27:25+01:00doc.dr.sc. Maja Ergović Ravančićmergovic@ftrr.hrOpen Monograph Press<p>Međunarodna konferencija BRIDGE (Building Research, Inclusion, Development, Growth, Education) simbolizira povezivanje znanosti i prakse, stvarajući prostor za suradnju, dijalog i razmjenu znanja među stručnjacima, istraživačima, roditeljima i studentima koji na različite načine rade s osobama s teškoćama u razvoju.</p> <p>Ova konferencija predstavlja prvu u nizu stručnih i znanstvenih okupljanja koja će se u nadolazećim godinama baviti različitim temama vezanima uz podršku, obrazovanje i uključivanje osoba s teškoćama u razvoju.</p>https://omp.srce.hr/index.php/bridge/catalog/book/572Proceedings of International Scientific and Professional Conference BRIDGE 20262026-03-13T14:27:25+01:00Maja Ergović RavančićAnte LončarićSonja AlimovićMarija RadenovićTereza BuconićTamara CicilianiMarija Crnković KneževićSonja IžaTea DodlekKatarina KovačevićNikolina DevčićLorena DraženovićHrvojka Dubiel PotnikMartina PapacValentina ObradovićSvjetlana ŠkrabalSunčana VčelikMidhat JašićAna Marija EvićTihana MatoševićDoris TormanIrena BačićTina VostriMelisa BabićDubravko JurišićMaja KelićLea DobrecMarija KripLea DiklićLidija BudimirIvan DiklićLjilja Obradović ŠebaljLucija PerićAntun SoldoAjla Mahmutović BabićKarolina ZečevićToni MaločaSilvija PušeljićVišnja TomacJasenka WagnerIvan ŠkolkaDora MarinićIva BarićMarijana MiočićBernarda TokićIva BenčekNatalija NemecTijana RadojčićMonika Novak- PavlicMaja Radoš-BučmaKornelija SabljakSilvija CrnkovićMarija BaketaBrankica RadovanovićAnđela AnđelaAndrea RetihVioleta Valjan VukićSmiljana ZrilićMatea Pupovac SkoblarDonata Vidaković SamaržijaJadranka VranekovićDijana MajstorovićTea MladenićNada Starčević ČizmarevićMateja VukašinecMagdalena Živković<p>The proceedings of the International scientific and professional conference BRIDGE 2026: Down syndrome – Opportunities, support, and development, held on March 20, 2026, at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of tourism and rural development in Požega, emerged from a recognized need to integrate scientific knowledge and professional practice as the foundation for a responsible, contemporary, and supportive approach to individuals with Down syndrome and their families. The collection includes scientific and professional contributions that reflect the importance of interdisciplinary dialogue and provide a meaningful contribution to the development of theory and practice in supporting people with Down syndrome.<br>The conference title, BRIDGE (Building Research, Inclusion, Development, Growth, Education), symbolically and programmatically emphasizes the construction of bridges: between science and practice, between the education, healthcare, and social welfare systems, between the academic community and civil society organizations, and, above all, between knowledge and tangible support in the lives of children, young people, and adults with Down syndrome.</p>2026-03-13T00:00:00+01:00Copyright (c) 2026 BRIDGE 2026: Down syndrome - Opportunities, Support and Development