As part of the response to the "R-word" respect campaign for people with intellectual challenges, Will Schermerhorn, known for several videos on kids with Down syndrome (his son, Mason, was born in 2000), has created a video montage with the Arc of Northern Virginia. Very moving.
Join the R-word campaign and pledge your support at http://www.r-word.org/. (This is a site hosted by Special Olympics which has been prompted by the use of the r-word in this summer's film TROPIC THUNDER. But the response has galvanized numerous groups and brought wonderful new visibility to the abilities and accomplishments of all kinds of people!
Here's the Video:
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