Midlands teenager recognised by National Lottery for supporting disabled children in lockdown
msn.comJoseph Rutherford, 15, has been supporting disability charity Footprints – by posting videos of his dancing online. As a child Joseph used to attend the Nottingham charity that supports babies and pre-school children with disabilities by improving their motor skills and communication.The 15-year-old was born with Down syndrome and autism and was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.During lockdown, Joseph helped to boost morale of the Footprints families by posting videos of himself dancing along to uplifting tunes on social media, such as Monty Python’s ‘Always Look on The Bright Side of Life’.Helped by his mum Miriam, who is a speech therapist for the charity, he also recorded renditions of songs using Makaton sign language, including.
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