I can't help but notice the ads on the right side of the Bluemassgroup column for All the Way playing on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theater starring Bryan Cranston. I had reason to be in NYC this week and had a chance to see the play, … [Read more...]
COFAR’s disrespect for taxpayers and the state
Today's article in the Boston Herald concerning the excessive cost of Fernald Developmental Center was insightful for a number of reasons. The facts stated by the reporter were that six residents remain at Fernald; while the Legislature … [Read more...]
FY 15 Budget: Time for Deval to Deliver on Disability Promises
Reprint from the Metrowest Daily News Blumenthal: Time for Patrick to deliver By Gary Blumenthal/Guest Columnist The MetroWest Daily News Posted Nov 17, 2013 @ 11:17 AM Politicians making promises in the heat of a campaign is nothing … [Read more...]
Finally the Boston Globe Addresses Wayne Matewsky Appalling Act
Wayne Matewsky’s appalling behavior Boston Globe, EDITORIAL April 24, 2013 After a display of boorish behavior, Wayne Matewsky, Everett’s newly elected state representative, owes an apology to Kevin Bartel and his 7-year-old daughter, … [Read more...]
Where’s the Outrage? Slur Against Child with Disabilities Cannot Be Tolerated.
Progressive Democrats pride themselves on being sensitive and concerned when slurs are made against members of our collective community. Progressives often are the first to speak out when slurs are made against any group, whether the slur … [Read more...]
Closing Glavin is the Right Choice
Blue Mass Group is used by COFAR, a small group of individuals opposed to Governor Deval Patrick's Community First and Community Integration program, to protest the Administration's institutional reduction plan. Here is copy of an Op-Ed … [Read more...]
Boston Herald Op -Ed explains why the majority of the disability community supports closing four developmental centers.
Blue Mass Group is often inundated with the loud and vocal perspective of a small group that opposes the closing of state developmental centers for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as Fernald Developmental … [Read more...]
The problems seen in New York is what fuels the national effort to close state institutions for people with developmental disabilities in support of community and in home services
New York State Faults Care for the Disabled Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times Large institutions, like the Sunmount Developmental Center in the Adirondacks, that care for developmentally disabled people have the highest number … [Read more...]
Former Fernald Residents explain for themselves why they cherish independence
Blue Mass Group is frequently used by an organization called COFAR to question the efforts of those who wish to close state institutions that serve people with developmental disabilities. Supporters of closure, including the organization I … [Read more...]