Teresa has Down syndrome and was 49 when the capacity assessment took place in Ontario. I saw her as happy, healthy, and active. She enjoyed living nearby with my 91-year-old father, who often said, “We’re a team. We help each other.” But that’s not how the social worker saw her. Teresa didn’t understand what the
How my sister’s rights were taken away, like thousands of others with developmental disabilities originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
