(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) After months of negotiations with a limited group of advocates for the developmentally disabled, key state legislators have approved a draft of a bill intended to expand services to people who are not … [Read more...]
Fatal assault at Templeton raises questions about admissions and staffing
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) The death last month of an intellectually disabled man, who was allegedly assaulted at the Templeton Developmental Center by a resident there, appears to raise questions about the dangerousness of the … [Read more...]
The story of a remarkable woman
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) I never met Joanna Bezubka, who lived at the Fernald Developmental Center for 39 years and then spent the final seven years of her life in a state-operated group home in Lynnfield. But after … [Read more...]
Seven Hills families win reprieve from eviction
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) This post is about one of the few cases in Massachusetts in which families and guardians of the residents of a congregate care facility for the disabled appear to have won out over … [Read more...]
Massachusetts lags in criminal background checks for caregivers to disabled
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) While the Patrick administration appears to support national criminal background checks for people hired to care for the intellectually disabled, the administration has failed to apply for federal grant … [Read more...]
‘Real Lives’ bill proponents are abandoning the democratic process
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) It appears the supporters of the flawed 'Real Lives' bill are trying an end-run around the normal democratic process for getting bills enacted in the state Legislature. Their latest strategy has been … [Read more...]
Thousands falling through the cracks in the DDS system
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Lauren Baletsa has Prader-Willi Syndrome, a genetic defect that causes such a strong compulsion to overeat that she forged her father's signature on checks to buy food. Baletsa was one of dozens of … [Read more...]
State audit confirms salary overpayments to DDS provider
(Cross-posted from the COFAR Blog) The state improperly reimbursed the May Institute, a corporate provider to the Department of Developmental Services, for hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to company executives in excess of a … [Read more...]
The House lets down the most vulnerable
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Have our legislators forgotten about the most vulnerable people in our society? Unfortunately, that's the message we've taken away from last week's actions by the House on the state budget. First, … [Read more...]
Autism Commission has important recommendations, but funding remains a question
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) A state report released last week contains a number of important recommendations to begin to deal with the yawning gap in services, job opportunities, and housing for what may be the fastest growing … [Read more...]
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