American Horror Story Actress To Receive Two Honors During National Down Syndrome Awareness Month

    LOS ANGELES, CA, October 17, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jamie, who starred on two seasons of the award winning FX Television series American Horror story, will be receiving the RJ Mitte Award from the Media Access Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday Oct. 16, 2014 and then will be honored by the ACDS Foundation on Saturday October 25, 2014 in Long Island, NY.

The 2014 Media Access Awards will be held on October 16, 2014 from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. This annual event honors individuals in the entertainment and broadcast industries for their efforts in promoting awareness of the disability experience, accessibility for people with disabilities, and the accurate depiction of characters with disabilities.

The 2014 ACDS Awards will be held on October 25th, 2014 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at the Garden City Hotel in Long Island, NY. ACDS (Adults and Children with Down Syndrome) provides lifelong resources to individuals with Down syndrome, autism and other developmental disabilities. This year's "Up, Up and Away" Gala theme highlights the abilities of those with Down syndrome and the endless possibilities they can achieve.

Jamie Brewer, who is repped by the talent agency KMR in Los Angeles, is best known for her breakthrough multi-dimensional role as Adelaide 'Addie' Langdon in American Horror Story: Murder House. She has a theatre background, which started in 1999, and she continues her training through the theatre and in improvisation at 'The Groundlings Theatre and School'. Jamie appeared/spoke in PSA's for the "Souper Bowl of Caring Houston Food Drive" in Houston, TX for 2 consecutive years which aired on NBC, ABC, and CBS. Jamie has also appeared on the TV series Southland. Jamie came back to American Horror Story in a lead role as the character of Nan on American Horror Story: Coven. Nan was a fan favorite on that season and showed off Jamie's acting range and won rave reviews for her performance.

Jamie works tirelessly for the Down Syndrome and disabled communities. When 19, she was appointed to the State of Texas ARC Board. Jamie was 1 of 17 people to represent all individuals with a handicap for the entire state of Texas and served for 4 years on this board. While being on Texas ARC Board, Jamie was elected to the Executive Board for the State of Texas ARC as Treasurer, and served for three years. Then while being on both of these boards, Jamie was asked to serve on the Governmental Affairs Committee for the State of Texas where she was the only person with a disability and served for 2 years, speaking and advocating for the disabled at the Texas State Capitol with the state lawmakers to change the state's wording to 'intellectually disabled". It was a great honor for Jamie to be recognized by the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles by receiving the Down Syndrome of Los Angeles' SunDown Awards 2012 Vision Award for Entertainment and Advocacy.

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