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Carrie’s Blueprint is a feature length documentary about the relationship between people with Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s. It will bring long-overdue attention to the benefits of inclusive scientific research.

With a 90% certainty of developing Alzheimer’s, people with Down syndrome partner with researchers in a race against time to find treatments, not just for their community, but for the world. Carrie’s Blueprint is a feature-length documentary that spans 20 years in the life of its central participant, Carrie, showcasing the power of long-term, generational advocacy. It will show how inclusion could be the missing link in finding a cure for Alzheimer’s.

A photo of the central participant, Carrie Bergeron, with her best friend, Christine Maxwell.

Carrie accepts an award from the National Down Syndrome Society.

Carrie’s close friend Melissa Silverman participates in the Human Trisome Project, a study that investigates why individuals with Down syndrome (caused by trisomy of chromosome 21) are protected from some medical conditions, such as cancer, while highly predisposed to others, such as Alzheimer’s disease and autoimmune disorders.