(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) A 2008 state law, which substantially raised funding to corporate agencies running group homes for people with disabilities, has resulted in only minimal increases in wages for direct-care workers … [Read more...]
Man with autism and mental illness missing after having been allowed to leave group home with airline ticket to Texas
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) A man with both autism and mental illness, who was denied a passport last month to travel to Mexico, is apparently missing after he was allowed to leave his group home Tuesday night. He … [Read more...]
MassHealth audit casts doubt on claimed savings in privatizing state services
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) Last year, State Auditor Suzanne Bump approved a proposal to privatize mental health services in southeastern Massachusetts after the for-profit Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) … [Read more...]
Harvard researcher looks for the key to understanding the link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) The link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease has become the subject of increasing scientific interest, and a major new study is seeking to shed further light on that connection. Dr. … [Read more...]
Dental practitioner bills could undercut care of the developmentally disabled
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) Sometimes even well-intentioned bills in the Legislature can have unintended impacts, and we're concerned about two such bills that authorize mid-level dental practitioners to perform basic dental … [Read more...]
Trump is using the ‘shock doctrine’ to become a corporate dictator, but it’s not really working
[Note: I tried to insert an image here of the cover of Naomi Klein's book, "The Shock Doctrine," but nothing seems to show up.] From the continuous barrage of propaganda emanating from President Trump and his administration, it seems … [Read more...]
DDS providers pushing Gov. Baker to phase out state-run care
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) The major lobbying organizations for corporate providers to the Department of Developmental Services appear to be pushing the Baker administration and the Legislature to privatize more and … [Read more...]
Trump’s NSC overhaul is a rebuke to the 9/11 Commission
(Cross-posted from Daily Kos) A lot of press has been given to President Trump’s national security memorandum last week that effectively elevates the position of White House political strategist to a major role on the National Security … [Read more...]
Disability Law Center aids woman who has been kept away from father and sister by DDS
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) In the wake of reports that an intellectually disabled woman has been prohibited for more than a year by the Department of Developmental Services from having any contact with her father and sister, … [Read more...]
DDS commissioner paints overly rosy picture of employment for developmentally disabled
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) In opening remarks at a conference on employment opportunities for the developmentally disabled late last year, Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Elin Howe gave what appears to be an … [Read more...]
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