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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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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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This won't do at all.

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This is horrible

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220

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They did the same with Obama and the economy in January '09.

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Yesterday Hannity was ranting about how it’s awful that Biden hadn’t solved the COVID crisis yet, hours after he was inaugurated https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-attacks-president-biden-not-having-covid-pandemic-under-control

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amywesterveltAmy Westervelt@amywestervelt·
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My mother is very proud that I’m the one dropping an f bomb in this bitch. Seriously though, it’s time to widen the lens of climate accountability. Big Oil relies on enablers, and they shouldn’t escape scrutiny https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1352389540334481410

Bill McKibben@billmckibben

Ad agencies and PR agencies are renting themselves to the fossil fuel industry, supplying the creative juice necessary to wreck the planet. Please--do something different with your talents!

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brianr2600Brian RIstuccia@brianr2600·
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@BostonDotCom Seventeen speeding tickets, at least 7 wrecks, and 6 license suspensions. Why do we need to wait until someone dies before permanently revoking the license of a driver who has repeatedly demonstrated that they can't be trusted to operate an automobile safely? #mapoli #ZeroVision

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erik_griswoldErik Never Forgets@erik_griswold·
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@bluemassgroup @BostonGlobe More details not behind a paywall:

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