{"id":235772,"date":"2020-12-08T07:46:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=235772"},"modified":"2020-12-07T10:22:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:22:41","slug":"man-down-syndrome-naysayers-job-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/man-down-syndrome-naysayers-job-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Man with Down syndrome proves naysayers wrong with a job at UPS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When many parents receive a diagnosis of Down syndrome, they’re told not to expect much. Rather than tell them all a person with Down syndrome can accomplish, doctors often speak of all that they are not<\/em> expected to do. Yet time and time again, people with Down syndrome overcome the obstacles placed before them and accomplish amazing things. Jake Pratt is a perfect example.<\/p>\n

Rick Karle, a reporter with WTVM-13, shared<\/a> how Pratt proved all his doctors wrong. “They said Jake Pratt of Vestavia Hills would never contribute,” Karle said. “They said he\u2019d never make his high school football team. They said he\u2019d never graduate from high school. They said he\u2019d never get his driver\u2019s permit. They said he\u2019d never graduate from college.”<\/p>\n

But Pratt has proved all these predictions wrong. He graduated high school, where he played on the football team. He then moved on to graduate from the Clemson University LIFE program<\/a>. And he’s working two jobs, including a brand-new job at UPS.<\/p>\n

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Thank you @UPS<\/a> for giving my brother a chance & promoting inclusion in the workforce. Jake has Down Syndrome but that doesn\u2019t stop him! He loves his new job running packages up to 8 hours per day. That\u2019s after working 6-10 am every morning at the golf course. I\u2019m so proud of him! pic.twitter.com\/mvlZ1ry8JW<\/a><\/p>\n

— Amy Hyde (@Amy_Lissa) December 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n