Stories of the 15 Percent — Madeline Franklin
“I like to be a role model and show other people that although I have Down Syndrome, I can do anything I want to do,” Madeline Franklin says. Individuals with disabilities make up approximately 15 percent of the world’s population. Some of those individuals were born with their conditions while others developed them over time or as a result of illness or accident. A movement that launched in 2020 called #WeThe15 is working to help non-disabled individuals recognize the barriers that affect people with disabilities in their communities so they don’t perpetrate the [...]
