My sister, Teresa's story hit the front page of the GTA section in the print edition of the Toronto Star. *Please share and ask your friends to sign Teresa's petition.* EXCERPT - “The fact is, Teresa’s human rights were taken away,” insists Bill. “We want to share her story because we want people to know the truth about how the system works.” Bill and Franke are... angry at the social service agencies that assessed Teresa as showing signs of dementia, angry that she was placed in “a nursing home,” angry at Teresa’s family. Now they want apologies on Teresa’s behalf — and last week they got one. Toronto Central CCAC CEO Stacey Daub posted one on a petition Teresa and Franke put online. “My siblings were desperate, but they didn’t have to be because we had offered to take care of Teresa for the rest of her life,” says Franke..." http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/03/29/teresas_passport_to_a_new_life_with_down_syndrome.html via @torontostar