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Frederica man featured on Down syndrome video in Times Square

Posted on September 19, 2020

Originally published September 19, 2020 by Delaware State News
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Brian Perry, a 40-year-old with Down syndrome, wears a formal blue suit and poses with his arms spread confidently and smiles.

Brian Perry, a 40-year-old self-advocate who is a six-sport athlete in Special Olympics Delaware and a seven-year Aramark employee, will appear in a National Down Syndrome Society video airing in Time Square in New York City Sept. 20. Perry, who is one of 500 people whose photos will be shown in the video, says he hopes images of himself and other adult self-advocates will help parents of children with Down syndrome “imagine what their children will be able to do when they are grown.”

Read the full story from Delaware State News here.

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