A Hoover resident is being featured in a video by a Grammy Award-winning Christian and gospel singer.
Ashley DeRamus, founder and namesake of the Ashley DeRamus Foundation, plays the daughter of a soldier in Jason Crabb’s music video “Love is Stronger.”
A behind-the-scenes look at the video featuring DeRamus will be aired on UPTV’s morning show over the next few months.
The Ashley DeRamus Foundation is dedicated to the education, advancement and quality lifestyle of children and adults with Down syndrome. DeRamus, 31, has Down syndrome and will promote Down syndrome awareness in the eight-minute segments on UPTV.
Filmed in Birmingham, the video tells the story of a soldier and father who says goodbye to his daughter, played by DeRamus, as he goes off to war. The father is severely wounded in an improvised explosive device attack but fights to recover from his injuries so he can return home to his family.
The patriotic aspect of the video will play a special role as the UPTV feature airs on national holidays, including the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day.
DeRamus can now add “television star” to her resume along with her other accomplishments. She recently launched Ashley by Design, a clothing line tailored to fit women of many body types, including those with Down syndrome, which she debuted at the National Down Syndrome Congress Convention in Denver last July.
DeRamus recently spoke at the United Nations about living with Down syndrome. She was named one of the “Six Entrepreneurs with Down Syndrome Who Are Inspiring the World” by Disney’s Babble in August 2013.
“I’ve always said, ‘Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t do, show them what you can do,’” DeRamus said. “That is why I am so happy to have been given the opportunity to act in Jason’s ‘Love is Stronger’ video and to star in UPTV’s feature on my foundation. I hope this brings much more awareness to Down syndrome.”
