(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) As we have chronicled a number of times, family members can get shut out of the process when their loved ones with developmental disabilities enter the state's system of residential care. This is … [Read more...]
Baker administration continues Gov. Patrick’s misguided effort to close sheltered workshops
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) As the Legislature takes up Governor Baker's budget for the coming fiscal year, it looks as though the battle over sheltered workshops for the developmentally disabled in Massachusetts is set to begin … [Read more...]
Two lawmakers support an independent evaluation of Andy McDonald
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) More than a year ago, we asked for an independent clinical evaluation of a now 47-year-old intellectually disabled man, who has not been permitted to visit his parents in their Sherborn home for the … [Read more...]
Budget reductions falling heavily on state-run services for the disabled
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) During a conference call on Wednesday with advocates for the developmentally disabled, Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Elin Howe didn't have much good news about the potential impact … [Read more...]
A warning about privatizing the T
Read this account of the privatization of London, and maybe let's think again about privatizing the MBTA in Boston. First, as only a Brit could put it about the overall privatization of Britain since 1982: It was a free-market frenzy. … [Read more...]
Abuse investigation agency faces ‘shameful’ shortfall in funding
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) A COFAR Special Report Due to a chronic lack of funding and a maze of legal constraints, the state’s only independent agency charged with investigating abuse and neglect of disabled individuals is … [Read more...]
Public Health Department needs to release report on death of developmentally disabled man
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) The Department of Public Health has completed an investigation of the case of a developmentally disabled man who died enroute to Lowell General Hospital in February 2012 after having been turned away … [Read more...]
Compensation of provider executives in MA reaches $100 million
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) More than 600 executives employed by corporate human service providers in Massachusetts received some $100 million per year in salaries and other compensation, according to our updated survey of the … [Read more...]
Roger Goodell and the NFL should be investigated for “Inflategate”
Inflategate: The creation, though leaks by anonymous sources, of something sinister where little or nothing previously existed, in order to obliterate a perceived opponent. The NFL should be investigated and so should should Roger … [Read more...]
It’s time to put a priority on state-operated care for the developmentally disabled
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Here's our letter to the Baker administration, asking them to put a priority on state-operated care for the developmentally disabled: Kristen Lepore Secretary Executive Office of Administration and … [Read more...]
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