Franke James<p>The "I'm Still Rolling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>podcast</span></a>" with Mike Sugerman and Janice Wright, had me on as a guest to talk about my memoir "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a>":<br />"On paper, [my sister] Teresa had civil rights, she was protected. They have the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. They have the UN CRPD, which says that people with disabilities have the right to choose where they will live. And yet Teresa's rights were being trampled every which way."</p><p><a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/77b46ab8-62bd-487c-8566-968596a807f6/ep/63890172-44a9-4739-8690-41e280a9978a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">redcircle.com/shows/77b46ab8-6</span><span class="invisible">2bd-487c-8566-968596a807f6/ep/63890172-44a9-4739-8690-41e280a9978a</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a></p>
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Franke James<p>Happy Mother's Day to my late Mom, who would be thrilled to hear how we're blazing new paths for Teresa. <br />On May 3, we accepted three Gold awards in N.Y. for “Freeing Teresa” from the NYC Big Book Award and the Independent Press. When our awards were announced, I walked up to the stage to accept the trophies. At the same time, my husband pushed Teresa in her wheelchair up to the front. Teresa pumped her arms in the air to celebrate winning gold. The crowd cheered and applauded!<br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Listen up! Wowzers, I've done 10 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>podcasts</span></a> in 2024!!<br />From Activism Begins at Home to Sisterly Love and Siblings as Krazy Glue, here's the Inside Scoop on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://freeingteresa.com/the-inside-scoop-on-freeing-teresa-video-and-audio-interviews/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freeingteresa.com/the-inside-s</span><span class="invisible">coop-on-freeing-teresa-video-and-audio-interviews/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>socialjustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoirs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/awards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>awards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dysfunctionalfamilies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dysfunctionalfamilies</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Jerry Waxler, an author, teacher, and a professional counselor writes about Freeing Teresa:</p><p>“When Cain was ejected from the Garden of Eden, he asked a rhetorical question, ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’<br />“If you have ever wondered about how much of your own comfort and convenience to sacrifice for your brother or sister, …read this book.” ~ JERRY WAXLER </p><p><a href="https://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/siblings-disagree-family-feuds-in-memoirs/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/</span><span class="invisible">siblings-disagree-family-feuds-in-memoirs/</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoirs</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/siblings" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>siblings</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disabilityrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disabilityrights</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ableism</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Keep 'em coming!! Today, Freeing Teresa won a Literary Titan Gold Book Award, the sixteenth award for our memoir. Wow! I'm thrilled. Take a bow, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@TeresaHeartchild" class="u-url mention">@<span>TeresaHeartchild</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@billiamjames" class="u-url mention">@<span>billiamjames</span></a></span>!</p><p><a href="https://literarytitan.com/2024/11/01/literary-titan-gold-book-award-nonfiction-7/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">literarytitan.com/2024/11/01/l</span><span class="invisible">iterary-titan-gold-book-award-nonfiction-7/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/awards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>awards</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoir</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/siblings" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>siblings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sisters</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dysfunctional" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dysfunctional</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disability</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ableism</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Authentic Representation: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LaurenPotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LaurenPotter</span></a> stars as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@TeresaHeartchild" class="u-url mention">@<span>TeresaHeartchild</span></a></span> </p><p>"As an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>audiobook</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> ranks among the most unique... With a full cast of 13 actors, two of whom have <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DownSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DownSyndrome</span></a>, this audiobook offers listeners an authentic experience... James’ cast of actors helps emphasize some of the most harrowing times in the family’s life, breathing life into a story much less impactful with a single narrator." ~ LITERARY TITAN</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoirs</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ableism</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disability</span></a><br /><a href="https://literarytitan.com/2024/10/26/freeing-teresa-a-true-story-about-my-sister-and-me-audiobook/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">literarytitan.com/2024/10/26/f</span><span class="invisible">reeing-teresa-a-true-story-about-my-sister-and-me-audiobook/</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>🎙️ Yesterday, I was on The School of Heritage <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>podcast</span></a> in Nigeria:</p><p>"This episode will touch anyone with a heart for family, strength in adversity, and the hope that drives us to never give up." ~ Host Adegoke Temitope</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-journey-of-resilience-and-sisterly-love/id1742830778?i=1000674482884" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">the-journey-of-resilience-and-sisterly-love/id1742830778?i=1000674482884</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disability</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoir</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ableism</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>"The rights of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disabled</span></a>, the fight to preserve personal freedoms, and James’ determination to provide a fulfilling life are at the core of this exceptional memoir." Literary Titan</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoirs</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ableism</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fullcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fullcast</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>audiobook</span></a><br /><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@TeresaHeartchild" class="u-url mention">@<span>TeresaHeartchild</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@robcottingham" class="u-url mention">@<span>robcottingham</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://literarytitan.com/2024/10/26/freeing-teresa-a-true-story-about-my-sister-and-me-audiobook/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">literarytitan.com/2024/10/26/f</span><span class="invisible">reeing-teresa-a-true-story-about-my-sister-and-me-audiobook/</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>"What would you do to defend your youngest sister or brother?... [Franke] James’ cast of actors helps emphasize some of the most harrowing times in the family’s life, breathing life into a story much less impactful with a single narrator." Literary Titan</p><p><a href="https://literarytitan.com/2024/10/26/freeing-teresa-a-true-story-about-my-sister-and-me-audiobook/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">literarytitan.com/2024/10/26/f</span><span class="invisible">reeing-teresa-a-true-story-about-my-sister-and-me-audiobook/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoirs</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ableism</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fullcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fullcast</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <br /><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@robcottingham" class="u-url mention">@<span>robcottingham</span></a></span></p>
Franke James<p>Wowzers! 'Freeing Teresa' was a triple winner at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BookFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BookFest</span></a> Fall 2024 in the Audiobook, Memoir and Human Rights Categories! This brings our total to 15 awards & prizes! </p><p>'Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me</p><p>Silver, Audio Book (Overall Presentation)<br />Silver, Memoirs (Personal)<br />Silver, Human Rights & Political Movements (Nonfiction)</p><p>Take a bow, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@robcottingham" class="u-url mention">@<span>robcottingham</span></a></span>, who plays Conrad in the audiobook. 👏 ⭐ </p><p><a href="https://www.thebookfest.com/award_entries/freeing-teresa-a-true-story-about-my-sister-and-me/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebookfest.com/award_entries/</span><span class="invisible">freeing-teresa-a-true-story-about-my-sister-and-me/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoirs</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookawards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bookawards</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>2/3</p><p>...(in My SUV and Me Say Goodbye). Or fighting City Hall to build a green driveway (in Paradise Unpaved). Or using a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoir</span></a> to spread the word about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>censorship</span></a> of my <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climatechange</span></a> art (in Banned on the Hill). Our actions can be chronicled and spotlight issues in a way that is more entertaining than a dry article.</p><p>In my most recent <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>book</span></a>, I gave a true account of helping my sister <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@TeresaHeartchild" class="u-url mention">@<span>TeresaHeartchild</span></a></span> escape forced care (in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a>).</p><p>The camaraderie at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NAMW" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NAMW</span></a> has...</p>
Franke James<p>Congratulations <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@robcottingham" class="u-url mention">@<span>robcottingham</span></a></span>!! <br /> 🎉 I'm happy to announce that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> has scored a double-win in the NYC Big Book Awards for “Audiobook Nonfiction” and “Social/Political Change.”</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@TeresaHeartchild" class="u-url mention">@<span>TeresaHeartchild</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@billiamjames" class="u-url mention">@<span>billiamjames</span></a></span> are coming with me to accept the awards in New York City in May 2025.</p><p>This is an award-winning true story about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disability</span></a> rights colliding with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ableism</span></a>. It revolves around a key civil rights issue for all people with disabilities—the right to decide where you live.<br />1/4</p>
Rob Cottingham<p>One of the big reasons I loved working on <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> is that it's about dignity and freedom, and what it means to genuinely be seen for who you are. And it gave me a chance to reflect on the dangers and damage that can done when that doesn't happen.</p><p>My deep, deep thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@frankejames" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>frankejames</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@TeresaHeartchild" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TeresaHeartchild</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="https://freeingteresa.com/meet-the-13-actors-in-the-freeing-teresa-audiobook/#rob-cottingham" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freeingteresa.com/meet-the-13-</span><span class="invisible">actors-in-the-freeing-teresa-audiobook/#rob-cottingham</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Should you ever tell an author and activist, "Quit wasting time with words!"</p><p>My brother Conrad did! </p><p>See our latest <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> book trailer, featuring Rob Cottingham [<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@robcottingham" class="u-url mention">@<span>robcottingham</span></a></span>] as Conrad, Jackie Blackmore as me, Lauren Potter as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@TeresaHeartchild" class="u-url mention">@<span>TeresaHeartchild</span></a></span>, Bill Mackie as Dad.</p><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/1012589054" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vimeo.com/1012589054</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(When an idealistic activist objects to her siblings’ plan to ship their disabled sister off to a nursing home, she’s forced to choose between family and her sister’s freedom.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Will you be in Vancouver on Saturday, September 28th? If so, please join me. I'm speaking about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoirs</span></a> at Word Vancouver with two other members of the Canadian Authors Association, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RosemaryKeevil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RosemaryKeevil</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PatrickMcLaren" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PatrickMcLaren</span></a>.</p><p>"So You Want to Write a Memoir"<br />11:00 AM 12:00 PM <br />Event: Room C420 <br />Time: 11 am</p><p><a href="https://www.wordvancouver.ca/main-day-events/so-you-want-to-write-a-memoir" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordvancouver.ca/main-day-even</span><span class="invisible">ts/so-you-want-to-write-a-memoir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Rolling out our "Freeing Teresa" Book Trailers with the voices from our NEW audiobook. Here's a 15-second one.</p><p>What do you think?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DysfunctionalFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DysfunctionalFamily</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ableism</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Disability</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Activism</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a></p>
Franke James<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@robcottingham" class="u-url mention">@<span>robcottingham</span></a></span> Rob, your performance as my brother Conrad was so great! We’re working on a trailer as a teaser now! I hope people will check out the full cast audiobook of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> and listen for themselves 🔥</p><p><a href="https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0DD11PK7C?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">audible.ca/pd/B0DD11PK7C?sourc</span><span class="invisible">e_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Be fast!! My book <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/giveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>giveaway</span></a> turns into a pumpkin tonight! Enter for your chance to win a copy of my memoir about our fight for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disability</span></a> justice. <br />BookTrib will randomly pick the winners and contact them for their shipping information. (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> just won two Gold Awards and two Silver Awards!)</p><p><a href="https://booktrib.com/giveaways/giveaway-win-a-transformative-memoir-about-the-ongoing-fight-for-disability-justice/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">booktrib.com/giveaways/giveawa</span><span class="invisible">y-win-a-transformative-memoir-about-the-ongoing-fight-for-disability-justice/</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>Milestone Moment: The story behind Teresa’s and my involvement in Community Living Ontario's webinar next week goes back forty-five years to 1979 when the documentary Exploding the Myth aired across Canada—with Teresa in it. The film was produced by Community Living Ontario, which is hosting this webinar now! <br />“It’s My Decision”<br /><a href="https://freeingteresa.com/its-my-decision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freeingteresa.com/its-my-decis</span><span class="invisible">ion/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DownSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DownSyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeingTeresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeingTeresa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CivilRights</span></a></p>
Franke James<p>It's a milestone day for me. My op-ed is in The Star! </p><p>"My sister’s rights were taken away, like thousands of others with developmental disabilities"</p><p><a href="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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com/opinion/contributo</span><span class="invisible">rs/my-sister-s-rights-were-taken-away-like-thousands-of-others-with-developmental-disabilities/article_d52145d8-e2db-11ee-8a9a-8bf4b2bf4b8b.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WDSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WDSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/assumethatIcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>assumethatIcan</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/endthestereotypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>endthestereotypes</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/developmentaldisabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>developmentaldisabilities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downsyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/longtermcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longtermcare</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freeingteresa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freeingteresa</span></a></p>
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