Sean McElwee is 25 years old and happens to have Down syndrome. Sean thrived in inclusion in primary school and survived exclusion in secondary school. He is an entrepreneur, creating t-shirts with his funny sayings that can be seen at seanese.com.

He also works at a trampoline park and enjoys Public Speaking encouraging his audiences to never give up on their dreams. Living in his own apartment with supported living staff facilitating his independence, Sean loves making his own decisions and eating bean and cheese burritos every single day.

Sean is a self-professed ladies man, a gifted athlete and has dance moves that own the floor. Sean is a cast member for the Emmy Winning A&E Television show, “Born This Way.”