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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

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

We just celebrated our 10th Anniversary 🎉 ⭐ !! My sister, @[email protected], has lived with me and my husband, @[email protected] since Dec 1, 2013. It's a victory in so many ways. Teresa was wrongly labelled 'incapable' in 2013 and put in a nursing home. Most people don't get out alive—and they don't become #HumanRights champions as Teresa has done. 🙌 #IDPwD #downsyndrome #forcedcare #activism My #memoir tells the tale: Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me. https://a.co/d/2FUMT56

I've wanted to tell this true story for 10 years. Today, my book, "Freeing Teresa," is live in print and as an e-book. 🙌 Please help me spread the word! Advance praise: “A courageous, personal account of fighting the system—and family— to free Teresa from #forcedcare.” Alanna Hendren, Executive Director, Developmental Disabilities Association https://a.co/d/cFpenRX @[email protected] #disability #downsyndrome #ableism #books @[email protected] #truestory #freeingteresa

My name is Teresa. I am an artist, author, and self-advocate with #DownSyndrome. See my "I Am Alive" video. Hello. Be nice to everyone. Look, I am alive. You have to be nice. I am doing fine. Thank goodness. I have to be nice to them. And to the others... ...We love it here. Everybody loves me. You guys are alright, I know. You guys, I am born. I am alive. Redeemed. Okay, I am reborn. In Gastown https://vimeo.com/171884106 #DTES #HumanRights