Today, I was delighted to discover that the retail store, Target,featured a little boy with Down’s Syndrome as one of their models in last week’s ad. They didn’t specifically mention that the cute kid had Down’s Syndrome, but those who are paying attention will notice. A father who blogs about his son with Down’s Syndrome called attention to Target’s ad and praised the store for being inclusive of children with disabilities.
In this father’s words (he blogs as “Noah’s dad”): “They said thatpeople born with Down syndrome deserve to be treated the sameas every other person on this planet. They said it’s important for the world to see people born with disabilities with a fresh set of eyes. That it’s time for us to lay down all the inaccurate stereotypes from the past and move forward embracing the future with true and accurate ones.”
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In this father’s words (he blogs as “Noah’s dad”): “They said thatpeople born with Down syndrome deserve to be treated the sameas every other person on this planet. They said it’s important for the world to see people born with disabilities with a fresh set of eyes. That it’s time for us to lay down all the inaccurate stereotypes from the past and move forward embracing the future with true and accurate ones.”
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