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Jason Kingsley (born June 27, 1974 [1]) is an American actor who was born with Down syndrome. In 1975, Kingsley made his television debut on Sesame Street at 15 months old and appeared in 55 episodes. [2] He also guest-starred in a 1984 episode of The Fall Guy, [3] and episodes of All My Children and Touched by an Angel. [1] [4]
Race Eberhardt might soon be a household name!. The 37-year-old is the first actor with Down syndrome to ever lead an action movie, in the upcoming film Strait Undercover, produced by Fish & Crown ...
Educating Peter is a 1992 American short documentary film directed by Gerardine Wurzburg about Peter Gwazdauskas, a special needs student with Down syndrome, and his inclusion in a standard third grade classroom in Blacksburg, Virginia. It won an Oscar at the 65th Academy Awards in 1993 for Documentary Short Subject. [1] [2]
In the film, Gottsagen had a starring role as an aspiring professional wrestler with Down Syndrome. [ 2 ] In 2020, Gottsagen became the first person with Down Syndrome to be a presenter at the Academy Awards , when he and Shia LaBeouf presented the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards . [ 3 ]
Sequenom's (SQNM) announcement Wednesday after the close regarding its Down syndrome test highlights the risks facing pharmaceutical investors and pharmaceutical companies when developing ...
Lily breaks the mold of some people's concept of individuals with Down syndrome. She holds a job and is an important member of her community. She is able to live on her own and do everything a regular member of society can do. By inviting viewers into the details of her daily life, she proves that she is no different from anyone else.
An anaphase lag of a chromosome 21 in a Down syndrome embryo leads to a fraction of euploid cells (2n cells), phenomenon described as "aneuploidy rescue". There is considerable variability in the fraction of cells with trisomy 21, both as a whole and tissue-by-tissue. This is the cause of 1–2% of the observed Down syndromes. [4]
The ad includes other things that people with Down syndrome can do, such as swearing and having sex, and some people online have called it out with one user saying it is “crass.”