Editing Down syndrome (section)

===Television and film===
*''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'' is an American drama television series that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 12, 1989, to May 23, 1993.<ref>{{Citation |title=Life Goes On (TV Series 1989–1993) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096635/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> The show centers on the Thatcher family living in [[Chicago metropolitan area|suburban Chicago]]: Drew, his wife Libby, and their children Paige, Rebecca and Charles. Charles, called Corky on the show and portrayed by [[Chris Burke (actor)|Chris Burke]], was the first major character on a television series with Down syndrome.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life Goes On Actor Chris Burke on Being the First Primetime Television Star with Down Syndrome |url=https://www.oprah.com/own-where-are-they-now/chris-burke-the-first-primetime-star-with-down-syndrome-video | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150814072752/https://www.oprah.com/own-where-are-they-now/chris-burke-the-first-primetime-star-with-down-syndrome-video | archive-date = 14 August 2015 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Oprah.com}}</ref> Burke's revolutionary role conveyed a realistic portrayal of people with Down syndrome and changed the way audiences viewed people with disabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Randle N |date=1990-12-20 |title='Our Ticket to Acceptance' : Actor With Down's Syndrome on 'Life Goes On' Has Become Role Model for Many |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-20-ca-9447-story.html |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Struck by Lightning (1990 film)|''Struck by Lightning'']], an Australian film by [[Jerzy Domaradzki]] and starring [[Garry McDonald]], is a comedy-drama depicting the efforts by a newly appointed physical education teacher to introduce soccer to a specialized school for youths with Down syndrome.
*[[Champions (2023 film)|''Champions'']] (2023) is a film starring four main actors with Down syndrome: [[Madison Tevlin]], Kevin Iannucci, Matthew Von Der Ahe and James Day Keith.<ref>{{Citation |title=Champions (2023) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15339570/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is an American [[Sports film|sports]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] film directed by [[Bobby Farrelly]] in his [[List of directorial debuts|solo directorial debut]], from a screenplay written by Mark Rizzo. The film stars [[Woody Harrelson]] as a temperamental [[NBA G League|minor-league basketball]] coach who after an arrest must coach a team of players with intellectual disabilities as community service; [[Kaitlin Olson]], [[Ernie Hudson]], and [[Cheech Marin]] also star.
*[[Born This Way (TV series)|''Born This Way'']] is an [[Television in the United States|American]] [[reality television]] series produced by [[Bunim/Murray Productions]] featuring seven adults with Down syndrome with work hard to achieve goals and overcome obstacles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Born This Way |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/born-way |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> The show received a Television Academy Honor in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web | vauthors = Heasley S |date=2015-11-16 |title=New TV Series Features Young Adults With Down Syndrome |url=https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/11/16/new-tv-series-down-syndrome/20963/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Disability Scoop |language=en}}</ref>
*''[[The Peanut Butter Falcon]]'' is a 2019 American [[comedy-drama]] film written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, in their directorial film debut, and starring [[Zack Gottsagen]], [[Shia LaBeouf]], [[Dakota Johnson]] and [[John Hawkes (actor)|John Hawkes]].<ref>{{Citation |title=The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4364194/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> The plot follows a young man with Down syndrome who escapes from an [[Assisted living|assisted living facility]], in order to follow his dream of being a wrestler, and befriends a wayward fisherman on the run. As the two men form a rapid bond, a [[social work]]er attempts to track them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Peanut Butter Falcon |url=https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/the-peanut-butter-falcon |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=Lionsgate}}</ref>