Casey Rochell is hoping to change stigmas through his music.
The young DJ was horrified when he heard a quote from Joseph Fletcher, a leading academic on the subject of ethics in the 1960s, suggesting there should be no guilt in “putting a Down’s syndrome child away”.
So Casey, who himself has Down’s, remixed the clip to turn it into something positive and upbeat.
Casey, who DJs at a local venue in Meltham, West Yorkshire, told the Huddersfield Daily Examiner: “When I heard the quote saying people like me should be put away and forgotten I wanted to help Mencap challenge views like this.”
Casey is part of Mencap’s Here I Am campaign, working to raise awareness about Down’s syndrome and other learning disabilities.
He says: “A lot of people might not expect me to mix records, but I’ve been doing this for a long time. I want this video to change how people think about learning disability.
