Emotional video of 50 Down syndrome children singing with their mother

On the occasion of the celebration by the World Day of Down Syndrome, a group of fifty mothers recorded a Carpool Karaoke style video (Karaoke in the car) to awaken the conscience of the people, on minors with an extra chromosome. The women who did it are part of a Facebook social network group called Designer genesThey all have in common to have given birth to children with Down syndrome between 2013 and 2014. For the shoot, they were inspired by a video filmed with sign language.

Moms have chosen to use the song A thousand years of american Christina Perri and, for permission to use it, they contacted the artist through her husband, Paul Costabile, by Twitter. In an hour, the couple responded and showed their support for the idea, according to the website. Yahoo News.

Protagonists. One of the women who appears here is Angela Mui, 44, from Scotland, with his son Stephen, three years old. "I have been involved in the video mainly to help change people's ideas about Down syndrome," he told the British HuffPost Press.

"I want people to know that having a Down's syndrome child does not scare him – in fact, It's a wonderful adventure full of joy and love. He also has challenges, but likes to have any other kind of child, "he added.

In this context, the woman spoke about the importance of this video: "I think it's very powerful because it's just a group of mothers and children together having fun and sing a song. We all have something in common that unites us: we would not change our children, but we want to change the world for our children. "

For the video in question, they were also inspired by another: a karaoke called Singing Hands and signed with Makaton. This shoot showed a way Simplified British sign language It is designed to help people who can listen but have learning difficulties or those who, along with speech, must use signs to communicate.

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