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Judge Joseph L. Tauro, a giant in the treatment of the developmentally disabled, dies at 87

December 3, 2018 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(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...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, human-rights

Senator Warren’s concern about payment of subminimum wages to developmentally disabled people is misplaced

September 28, 2018 By dave-from-hvad 19 Comments

(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...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, integrated employment, subminimum wage

Connecticut has moved ahead of Massachusetts on direct-care worker wages

September 18, 2018 By dave-from-hvad 3 Comments

(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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, direct-care workers, minimum-wage, privatization

Has the Globe just shown a newfound, if inadvertent, support for the Pacheco Law?

August 20, 2018 By dave-from-hvad 6 Comments

(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...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, mbta, pacheco-law, privatization

State Public Records supervisor reverses self, upholds secrecy of DPPC reports

May 23, 2018 By dave-from-hvad 1 Comment

(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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abuse and neglect, developmental-disabilities, public-records-law

DDS appears to look the other way as provider illegally bans guardian from daughter’s group home

May 14, 2018 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abuse and neglect, developmental-disabilities, privatization

Channel 5 uncovers tip of the DDS system iceberg

May 4, 2018 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abuse and neglect, developmental-disabilities, privatization

Advocating for her daughter’s care got a woman banned from DDS-funded group home; and her daughter got an eviction notice

April 24, 2018 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(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...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: abuse and neglect, developmental-disabilities

DPPC seeks to keep all investigative records in death case secret

April 12, 2018 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(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...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: abuse and neglect, developmental-disabilities

Alleged union bashing by CEO of DDS provider confirms the plan is keep direct-care wages low

March 20, 2018 By dave-from-hvad 3 Comments

(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...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, executive-compensation, privatization, unions

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notoriousvog Notorious VOG @notoriousvog ·
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I'm a firm believer in data collection. I said it about #HandFreeBill b4 @RepChynahTyler sold us out to nativist House/Baker. Then, yrs later, SJC agreed bill was useless w/o data collection. As for a city race commission—to do what? Tell us Boston is racist?!🙄🤦🏾‍♂️#BOSpoli #MApoli

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AGREED💯!
“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations,…and orgs that are spewing similar hatred”[..]“The state can look and begin to collect data.” ~@Culpepper4Sen

Except Boston is a place for hate.🙄🤦🏾‍♂️ #BOSpoli #MApoli https://twitter.com/Culpepper4Sen/status/1544312043225989121

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noanonymouse Titorelli @noanonymouse ·
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MA is in the top 10 states for gun manufacturers. These merchants of death need to be shut down. I do not want to live in a state that benefits from the 40k people killed with fire arms each year. #MApoli

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#EnergyCrisis #energy #mapoli #massgop

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notoriousvog Notorious VOG @notoriousvog ·
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AGREED💯!
“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations,…and orgs that are spewing similar hatred”[..]“The state can look and begin to collect data.” ~@Culpepper4Sen

Except Boston is a place for hate.🙄🤦🏾‍♂️ #BOSpoli #MApoli

Miniard Culpepper @Culpepper4Sen

“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations, … and organizations that are spewing similar hatred,” he said. “The state can look and begin to collect data.” #mapoli #bospoli #NoPlaceForHate
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/04/metro/black-leaders-call-race-commissions-wake-violent-white-supremacist-march-boston/

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mayordriscoll Kim Driscoll @mayordriscoll ·
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Enjoyed chatting this morning with Bill Newman on @WHMP about the LG’s race & issues impacting Western MA. We can’t be a thriving Commonwealth without vibrant cities & towns. I’m excited to leverage strong municipal experience to assist underserved communities across MA. #mapoli

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