For filmmaker Drew Hyttenrauch, it was the chance to do the production of a lifetime and highlight a growing need in the Down syndrome community — one he and his sister face together.

"I live with my sister. I'm her primary caregiver,” Hyttenrauch said while sitting beside Natalie.

Earlier this month, the two were surrounded by actors, lights and cameras in Windsor, Ont., producing a commercial spot for a Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) campaign marking Down Syndrome Week.

"In 1950, only one per cent of Canadians with Down syndrome reached 40 years of age,” the narrator states.

Drew Hyttenrauch, Natalie Hyttenrauch and personal support worker Natalie Hall are from Windsor, Ont. (Jacob Barker/CBC)

“We deserve care,” Natalie says in the commercial.

The slogan is meant to bring

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