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Down Syndrome - Ability Awareness PSA Video
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My name is Chris Burke,
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and I work at the National
Down Syndrome Society,
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and I am the Good Will Ambassador,
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and I go around doing
my public speaking
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and try to promote awareness
of people with Down Syndrome,
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which is really important
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because October is
Down Syndrome Awareness Month,
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which is very important to us because they were trying to spread awareness
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of people like us with Down Syndrome,
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you know, because it's not
about our disability awareness.
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It's about our ability awareness
that we're trying to come across.
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I'm hoping to see other people
with Down Syndrome
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just to do everything and
what they really want to do.
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It's about their passion.
It's about what they really good at.
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I want them to have the same abilities.
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Like, if I can do it, so can they, you know?
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And because public speaking
is very important, too,
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because there are other people
who are true inspirations, you know,
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who we can look up to
with a lot of admiration
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which is one of the important
things in life, you know?
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And I have very important motto,
which I have as a picture frame,
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you know, in my room
here in New York City,
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it says, “Obstacles are what you see
when you took your eyes off the goal.
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Never take your eyes off the goal
and make your dreams come true,”
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which is really important.
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We should always believe in yourselves,
work hard, and you should never give up.
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In the future, I'm still
working for the NDSS
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(for the National Down Syndrome Society).
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I still want to stay involved with show
business because that's my passion,
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and that's what I’m really good at.
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And I'm very proud of that experience,
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you know, and it gives me a chance
to do other things besides acting.
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You know, who knows
what's going to happen?
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Thank you, Regal Cinemas,
for giving us the opportunities
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to do something like this, you know,
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and it gives us a chance
to be out there in the theaters
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that needs to show
people with disabilities
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and to think about our abilities.
