Trussville, Hoover students featured in National Down Syndrome Society video

Hannah Baker, a Hewitt-Trussville Middle School student, and Hoover High School junior Kari Balazs were recently featured in the National Down Syndrome Society’s (NDSS) annual Times Square video presentation in New York. 

The photographs in the video highlight children, teens and adults with Down syndrome, as well as their contributions and milestones. 

These collective images promote the value, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome, which is the mission of the society. 

The photo of Baker and Balazs shows the friends on vacation at Florida’s Gulf Coast and was selected from 2,000 entries. The video kicked off Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October.

– Submitted by Lori Balazs.