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She Had Down Syndrome And Couldn't Read...Now She's A High School Graduate

Twitchy Staff | 4:23 PM on June 15, 2016

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Madison Essig was told she’d never be able to read.

Now she is the first student with down syndrome to graduate from Woodrow Wilson High School.

Stories like mine today warm my https://t.co/MGIXmjYYyH Madison. She has Down Syndrome & is graduating HS w honors. pic.twitter.com/x6vYZ8PU33

— Amy Aubert (@ABC7AmyAubert) June 14, 2016

Essig graduated alongside her brother, and hopes to earn a four-year college degree and be an advocate for people with disabilities.