Meghan Holohan is a digital health reporter for TODAY.com and covers patient-centered stories, women’s health, disability and rare diseases.
In honor of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, a new ad is challenging people to change the way they think about people with Down syndrome. The ad — produced by CoorDown and Small New York in association with the National Down Syndrome Society and other organizations — starts with model and actress Madison Tevlin, 22, who has Down syndrome, addressing a bartender.
com previously reported. “My mum has been 100% supportive,” Maryanne Pilling’s sister Lindi Newman, shared with TODAY.com in 2017. “Anyone should have the right to marry the love of their life without prejudice or discrimination.” Defying assumption also helped Chris Nikic become the first person with Down syndrome to finish an Ironman. His dad, Nik Nikic, recalls how when Chris Nikic was young all they heard were negatives.
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