(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Retired U.S. District Court Judge Joseph L. Tauro, who oversaw the upgrade of the institutional system of care for the intellectually and developmentally disabled in Massachusetts for decades starting … [Read more...]
Senator Warren’s concern about payment of subminimum wages to developmentally disabled people is misplaced
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has proven to be one of the nation's most effective advocates for workers and their financial security; but we think she's wrong in charging that persons with … [Read more...]
Connecticut has moved ahead of Massachusetts on direct-care worker wages
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) It apparently took the threat of a major strike, but the Connecticut Legislature passed a bill and the Connecticut governor signed it earlier this year to raise the minimum wage of direct-care … [Read more...]
Has the Globe just shown a newfound, if inadvertent, support for the Pacheco Law?
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) Although we are an advocacy organization that focuses on human services, we have at times waded into the ongoing controversy over the operation of the MBTA in Boston. The reason for that has to … [Read more...]
State Public Records supervisor reverses self, upholds secrecy of DPPC reports
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) In a reversal of her earlier decision, the state's Public Records Supervisor has issued a final determination that the state Disabled Persons Protection Commission can keep investigative reports … [Read more...]
DDS appears to look the other way as provider illegally bans guardian from daughter’s group home
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) Despite a broadly worded state regulation that gives residents of state-funded facilities the right to be visited, a human services provider agency is upholding a directive barring a guardian of a … [Read more...]
Channel 5 uncovers tip of the DDS system iceberg
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) A Channel 5 investigative report earlier this week disclosed that group homes and other providers of services to the developmentally disabled are often not informed about substantiated abuse … [Read more...]
Advocating for her daughter’s care got a woman banned from DDS-funded group home; and her daughter got an eviction notice
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) When Susan Fernstrom got her developmentally disabled daughter, Holly Harrison, into a group home in Danvers in June of 2015, she thought it would lessen some of the growing burden on her of caring … [Read more...]
DPPC seeks to keep all investigative records in death case secret
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) It would be nice if the Disabled Persons Protection Commission was on the side of the disabled and their families, but it often seems that the agency is more interested in protecting its … [Read more...]
Alleged union bashing by CEO of DDS provider confirms the plan is keep direct-care wages low
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) We hope a federal investigation of Triangle, Inc., a corporate provider to the Department of Developmental Services for alleged anti-union activity brings public attention to the potential for … [Read more...]
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