https://omp.srce.hr/index.php/bridge <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> Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Tourism and Rural Development in Pozega en-US BRIDGE 2026: Down syndrome - Opportunities, Support and Development <p>After the paper is accepted, authors automatically transfer their copyright to the Publishers. The Publisher reserves the copyright of all papers published in it. Transfer of author right means:</p> <ul> <li>The article has not been published before in the form of submitted to the Proceedings of the International Conference BRIDGE</li> <li>It is not under consideration for publication in any other journal or proceedings, nor will it be submitted for publication elsewhere before being accepted/rejected by the Publisher.</li> <li>Copyright to the above-cited manuscript is transferred in full from the author(s) to the Publisher after it has been accepted for publication.</li> <li>The author(s) shall request the permission of the Publisher’s Executive editor if they wish to publish the article in another journal or elsewhere.</li> <li>Author charge for correspondence transfers the exclusive copyright interests (also on behalf of all co-authors, if any) to the publisher. It certifies that the submitted manuscript is their original work and that all co-authors, if any, own the copyright and take responsibility for publishing this material in their name, as well as on behalf of all co-authors, if any.</li> </ul> <p>The copyright transfer covers the exclusive right to publish, reproduce, and disseminate the paper under the Creative Common Licence. ( CC-BY-NC-ND).</p> https://omp.srce.hr/index.php/bridge/catalog/book/572 <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> Maja Ergović Ravančić Ante Lončarić Sonja Alimović Marija Radenović Tereza Buconić Tamara Ciciliani Marija Crnković Knežević Sonja Iža Tea Dodlek Katarina Kovačević Nikolina Devčić Lorena Draženović Hrvojka Dubiel Potnik Martina Papac Valentina Obradović Svjetlana Škrabal Sunčana Včelik Midhat Jašić Ana Marija Ević Tihana Matošević Doris Torman Irena Bačić Tina Vostri Melisa Babić Dubravko Jurišić Maja Kelić Lea Dobrec Marija Krip Lea Diklić Lidija Budimir Ivan Diklić Ljilja Obradović Šebalj Lucija Perić Antun Soldo Ajla Mahmutović Babić Karolina Zečević Toni Maloča Silvija Pušeljić Višnja Tomac Jasenka Wagner Ivan Školka Dora Marinić Iva Barić Marijana Miočić Bernarda Tokić Iva Benček Natalija Nemec Tijana Radojčić Monika Novak- Pavlic Maja Radoš-Bučma Kornelija Sabljak Silvija Crnković Marija Baketa Brankica Radovanović Anđela Anđela Andrea Retih Violeta Valjan Vukić Smiljana Zrilić Matea Pupovac Skoblar Donata Vidaković Samaržija Jadranka Vraneković Dijana Majstorović Tea Mladenić Nada Starčević Čizmarević Mateja Vukašinec Magdalena Živković Copyright (c) 2026 BRIDGE 2026: Down syndrome - Opportunities, Support and Development https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2026-03-13 2026-03-13