Collette now employs 13 people, and hopes to use her platform to reduce unemployment and poverty levels among people with disabilities.[2]. | Social media has shown us that people want to hear peoples stories, she says now. The cookies that are categorised as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Since she started on the show, Brewer has worked on a number of TV shows & films, and is currently slated to play Princess Aurora (a.k.a. Rochelle Brodin Isabella Springmhl Increble! She designs clothes for women with Downs syndrome as she used to find it difficult to find clothes for her body shape and to suit her physical characteristics. A watershed moment came in 2019 with the premiere of The Peanut Butter Falcon, starring newcomer Zack Gottsagen, who has Downs syndrome, opposite Shia LaBeouf and Dakota Johnson. Sarah Palin. And these waves are no longer justlocal, they are global. She said no, and five months later a little girl, Katie, was born. Then theres Brad Ingelsbys Emmy-sweeping Mare of Easttown for HBO, which cast teenager Kassie Mundhenk as Moira Ross, the daughter of detective Mares best friend. Meet the actors, models and presenters leading a revolution in representation, In the middle of last winters lockdown, while still adjusting to the news of their newborn sons Downs syndrome diagnosis, Matt and Charlotte Court spotted a casting ad from BBC Drama. Tommy styled by Helen Seamons. Hair: Sven Bayerbach at Carol Hayes Management using Kiehls since 1851. Down syndrome occurs in people of all races and economic levels, though older women have an increased chance of having a child with Down syndrome. Even without laws that explicitly forbid them from fully integrating into society, people with Down Syndrome consistently face an uphill battle in trying to do so. As the mother of a son with Downs syndrome, Williamson witnessed the dramatic impact representation can have after the historic casting in the 90s sitcom Life Goes On of actor Chris Burke, who has Downs syndrome.