In today’s world, it’s great to see that people with disabilities are starting to be given the opportunities they rightfully should have had all along.

Of course, there are still major problems with discrimination and a lack of accessibility, but we’ve come a long way in the past few decades.

Take high school dance teams, for example.

Forget about simply getting along with your peers – you had to be one of the most popular kids in school to be considered a “good fit”.

Thankfully, as the battle for inclusivity rages on, this is less of a thing than it used to be.

Bree Cox, 14, has down syndrome, but that didn’t stop her from getting onto the dance team at Murray High School.

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This was a huge deal to the Utah teen, as both her older sisters made it onto the team. She considers them her role models, and now she’ll get to dance alongside them.

We’ve all got that one person we want to share our exciting news with straight away. For Bree, that was her dad.

She couldn’t even wait for him to come home from work – and thanks to technology, she didn’t need to!

When Bree video called him in her kitchen, she was so joyful that tears came to her eyes. The heartwarming scene was recorded and shared to her mom Kecia’s Instagram, where it quickly went viral.

Speaking to People, Kecia said:

“You fight for your kids with special needs every day, to some degree, because you’re their voice. So when these little victories happen, you’re like, ‘Okay, it’s worth it. They’re seen by somebody and they’re valued.’”

Bree had always loved to dance, and when her sisters began to compete in 2015, she was hooked.

She attended all of Kyra and Adrie’s competitions, and even memorized some of their dances. It was her biggest dream to dance alongside them one day.

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Despite being a supportive mom, Kecia couldn’t tell Bree for certain that she’d get onto the drill team.

It’s deeply unfair, but Bree’s disability might have prevented her from having a chance – and her mom knew that all too well.

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Kecia spoke honestly about raising a child with down syndrome, saying:

“We can shout their worth and their capabilities all day long, but if nobody’s willing to listen, then it doesn’t really get very far.”

However, Bree was desperate to practice for the April 14-16 auditions, and Kecia was behind her 100%.

Each girl danced for the coaches – and Bree didn’t even seem nervous. Perhaps she anticipated that three days later, she’d find out that she’d made the cut!

In an Instagram video, we can see that Bree calmly digests the news at first. Perhaps it hadn’t yet sunk in what a big deal this was. But when she called her dad that night, the emotion hit.

The video has been liked more than 65,000 times on Kecia’s Instagram.

Kecia said that she hoped Bree would never feel like she had to change herself or her disability, and that she’d embrace her unique qualities. She added:

“Bree is the happiest when she feels like she belongs and she can do something she loves.”

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The video below shows the moment Bree gave her dad the happy news.

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Source: Instagram, My Positive Outlooks, People