Cleveland Councilman Brian Casey unveiled phase two of the "More Alike Than Different" mural in West Park on Oct. 12, saying the project celebrates people with developmental disabilities and invites the public to visit.

Casey told attendees the mural was created in two phases, beginning in 2021, with contributions from people with developmental disabilities and partnerships with local advocates and the county board that serves people with developmental disabilities. "I'm councilman Brian Casey, and welcome to the More Like the Different mural," he said as he opened the event.

The mural uses flowers and organizational logos as design elements; Casey said no flower on the wall is the same and that difference is the point. "More alike than different," he said, summarizing the project's message. He also said phase two expanded the artwork to cover "over 5,000 square feet," and described the completed work as among the largest murals in the United States dedicated to people with developmental disabilities.

Casey named several people whose images or stories appear on the wall. He welcomed Patrick, described as a neighborhood resident who has autism; introduced Brianna and noted she attends the city's only all-girls Catholic high school and is expected to graduate next May; named Eve and said her inspirational story is featured; and said Mikey, who died a few years ago, is memorialized on the mural. The transcript shows an inconsistent reference to a person as both "Donna" and "Donald" when introducing another honoree; the transcript does not clarify which is correct.

Casey said phase one was completed in 2021 and that phase two was revealed on Oct. 12. He encouraged people to visit the work, giving its location on West 161st (transcript: "Peritus") and saying the mural runs toward the Gunning recreation area. "Come on by, see the Mora Life Than Different mural, enjoy it, and please help support individuals with developmental disabilities as they are, as the mural says, more alike than different," he said.

The event was primarily a dedication and community celebration; the transcript records no formal motions, votes or policy actions tied to the unveiling. The mural was presented as a partnership effort involving local disability advocates and a county developmental-disabilities board; the transcript lists a Down Syndrome advocacy group among partners but gives the group's name in a form that is unclear in the record.