TV Show Honored for Highlighting Down Syndrome

From LPB, “A documentary series following the lives of young people with Down syndrome is getting a special honor from the people behind the Emmy Awards. A&E Network series “Born This Way” is one of six shows named to the Television Academy Honors. The annual recognition from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences calls out programs that leverage television to “tackle complex issues and advance social change.””

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By Shaun Heasley | disabilityscoop.com

A documentary series following the lives of young people with Down syndrome is getting a special honor from the people behind the Emmy Awards.

The A&E Network series “Born This Way” is one of six shows named to the Television Academy Honors.

The annual recognition from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — the Hollywood organization responsible for the Emmy Awards — calls out programs that leverage television to “tackle complex issues and advance social change.”