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“Freeing Teresa” takes flight in Brockville The chance to speak at the AGM came up unexpectedly. The Executive Director, Kimberley, heard us speak on a webinar for Community Living Ontario—and she quickly reached out, asking us to share the story about Teresa’s fight for inclusion. But three weeks before BDACI's AGM event, I tripped. And hit the ground hard... An ambulance took me to the hospital. https://freeingteresa.com/freeing-teresa-takes-flight-in-brockville/ #downsyndrome #disabilityrights #assumethatIcan #inclusion

#WDSD #AssumeThatICan Ten years ago, people assumed my sister’s life at 49 was over. @[email protected] fought back. 25,000 people signed her petition. Her supporters sent a letter to the Minister of Health. And finally, the govt apologized. Now Teresa is free. But thousands of others are getting put into nursing homes. “The deprivation of liberty on the basis of disability is a human rights violation on a massive global scale.” C. Devandas-Aguilar UN Special Rapporteur https://vimeo.com/925626586

It's a milestone day for me. My op-ed is in The Star! "My sister’s rights were taken away, like thousands of others with developmental disabilities" https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/my-sister-s-rights-were-taken-away-like-thousands-of-others-with-developmental-disabilities/article_d52145d8-e2db-11ee-8a9a-8bf4b2bf4b8b.html #WDSD #assumethatIcan #endthestereotypes #developmentaldisabilities #downsyndrome #longtermcare #freeingteresa