by Carmen G. Farrell | May 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Blogs don’t exist without readers, so whether you’re new to turnofphrase or a long-time loyal supporter, I thank you. Truly. Growing pains have meant none of you have received notifications of the last few posts. Here’s a link to the one published at the end of April...
by Carmen G. Farrell | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
I used to believe Ges’s condition—how his mind and body work—made him broken. That he was somehow “less than” because of his impairments. It was hard to talk about his disabilities because I feared judgment — that he’d be pitied. It came from a set of beliefs my...
by Carmen G. Farrell | Feb 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Chase DeBalinhard was shot dead by police in a suburban Vancouver neighbourhood one afternoon in mid-February. His parents believe their fifteen-year-old boy was on his way to his schoolyard to make a video, something he enjoyed doing. Like Ges, this boy had ASD...
by Carmen G. Farrell | Jan 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Content warning: this post discusses unnatural death) Last week was full of horrendous news stories in my part of Canada—widespread classroom exclusion of diverse learners—details about the starving death of a woman with Down syndrome housed in a private home funded...
by Carmen G. Farrell | Jan 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
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