In recognition of World Down Syndrome Day (coming up on 3/21) and Neurodiversity Celebration Week (3/18-3/25), I am thrilled to share my podcast episode with David Egan, a disability advocate and leader with Down syndrome.

David is the first person with Down syndrome to serve as a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Public Policy Fellow on Capitol Hill and with the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). He spent decades in the workforce, employed in various competitive jobs. He's also an award-winning athlete, public speaker, and author of the book “More Alike Than Different: My Life with Down Syndrome.” (Those are just a few of his accomplishments -- we talk about more during the episode!)

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Vienna's David Egan Makes Appeal For More Down Syndrome Research

David Egan, a Vienna resident with Down syndrome who has been part of research studies, called for more study on intellectual disabilities.

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Madison native subject of stirring memoir of life with Down syndrome

David Egan benefited as one of first preschoolers at UW-Madison's Waisman Center

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A gala celebration, dinner, and silent auction with keynote speaker David Egan, an award-winning and acclaimed self-advocate, author, and Special Olympian who is an alumnus of the Waisman Early Childhood Program.

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On November 14, 2022, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation held their annual "Be Beautiful, Be Yourself" fashion show at the downtown Sheraton.

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The need to support Floridians with intellectual and developmental disabilities is rapidly growing. With over 500,000 persons with these disabilities in Florida, 30,000 are still on waiting lists for services. One organization in southwest Florida that has been successful in reaching this population is Protected Harbor. For over eleven years, Protected Harbor has successfully provided both residential and community-based programs and services enhanced with Christian values and care.

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Get inspired as David shares special insights about his journey, what drives him, his keys to success, and a behind-the-scenes look at his recently published book “More Alike Than Different.”

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CBS Evening News: In his first book, "More Alike Than Different," disability rights advocate David Egan writes about his life as a public speaker with Down syndrome. Chip Reid has more.

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As a “Star Trek” fan, the phrase “live long and prosper” resonates with David Egan. When he was born in 1977, the idea that people with Down syndrome could have long and prosperous lives was far from mainstream. But his parents saw him as an individual with his own unique strengths and weaknesses. Thanks to the support of his parents, his community and his own resourcefulness, Egan has been able to — to borrow another “Star Trek” saying — “boldly go where no one has gone before.”

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Autism Speaks, Best Buddies and Special Olympics, in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), are announcing the launch of Delivering Jobs, an inclusion campaign designed to create pathways to one million employment and leadership opportunities for people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental differences by 2025.

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David Egan has travelled the world as a Special Olympics athlete, advocate and public speaker. Now, the former Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger has written about his life and unique perspective in a book titled More Alike Than Different: My Life with Down Syndrome.

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With books being a hot holiday gift item thanks to more time spent at home due to COVID-19, we’re rounding up a few to consider gifting each day this week. The holidays this year are going to be, well, unique. Some family members won’t be there. Others are coming, regardless of whatever’s going on. Still, others are sending their regards and a box of presents, which is something you might do, too. If your giftee needs something inspirational this holiday season, wrap up “More Alike Thank Different,” by David Egan. It’s a memoir about living with Down syndrome, competing in the Special Olympics and teaching those who need to learn.

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When David Egan was born, 43 years ago this week – Sept. 17, 1977 – his parents, John and Kathleen Egan, doctoral students at UW-Madison, saw apprehension on the faces of the medical professionals who delivered the baby at St. Mary’s Hospital.

The sense of unease was punctuated when a doctor said, “Your son has Down syndrome. I am so sorry.”

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Living with Down syndrome hasn't held Vienna resident David Egan back, and he doesn't want stereotypes to define other people with disabilities either. That's why he wrote a memoir showing how he has thrived in life by focusing on his abilities and advocating for himself and others.

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To capture the importance of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), National Disability Institute invited a short list of distinctive individuals with disabilities to share their personal experiences on how the ADA changed their lives and their vision of the next stage of ADA impact.

David Egan featured on Page 7.

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There is a popular phrase among people with disabilities across the United States: “nothing about us without us.” As the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act approaches in July, a spate of new and forthcoming titles suggests that this idea may be taking hold in the publishing industry.

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