Who is Laurel?
Laurel Hotelling is the oldest daughter of Elaine and Wayne Hotelling. Laurel’s parents started Laurel Run in 1997 to raise public awareness about what people with disabilities can achieve if given a chance. Laurel, who has Down syndrome, was born in 1963, and at that time it was common for parents to place disabled children in institutions. Instead, the Hotellings chose to raise Laurel themselves and to give her the same opportunities as any other child. Today Laurel is a happy adult who has a job at The Resource Center’s Mary Andrews Work Center in Dunkirk, NY.
