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Seeking a chance to speak truth to power

April 28, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) No doubt, State Rep. Brian Dempsey, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has never talked with Joan Douty, the mother of a resident of the Glavin Regional Center in Shrewsbury.   Joan could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cost study, fernald, glavin, intellectual-disabilities, monson, patrick-administration, privatization, Templeton centers

We need an independent cost comparison in closing developmental centers

November 29, 2010 By dave-from-hvad

We have just reviewed a purported cost-benefit analysis that was submitted to the Legislature last July by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance regarding the planned closures of the Monson, Templeton, and Glavin Centers. For … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cofar, fernald, glavin, intellectual-disabilities, mental-retardation, monson, templeton-developmental-centers

Services provided in the DD community service system are not one size fits all

July 30, 2010 By lynpb

I have worked with many families, staff, and individuals who have moved out of Fernald and places like that. Once out no one has ever asked to go back. A lot of times hesitation to move is a result of not knowing aything else. There is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dd, fernald

The Magic Garden or the Green Pool are not ghettos

May 26, 2010 By AmberPaw

Sometimes I prefer to have a special place to go to, and not to have to deal with those who are stronger, faster, and often less than kind. We are not all cogs and widgets that need to roll down the same assembly line. Some of us need more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dyspraxia, fernald, green-pool, occupational-therapy, sensory-integration, special-needs-education

Lege fighting (timidly) for DDS facilities

May 5, 2010 By dave-from-hvad

Last year's language was watered down to eliminate a requirement that the Legislature approve the cost-benefit analysis before any facility could be closed.  This year's language is similarly watered down.  No … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, fernald, glavin, mental-retardation, monson, patrick-administration, templeton

Administration facility closure analyses fall short…again

May 5, 2010 By dave-from-hvad

Gobi claims the study, done by the Department of Developmental Services, did not even address the question whether community settings are less expensive than institutional ones. Funny, we thought cost was a major reason for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, fernald, glavin, mental-retardation, monson, patrick-administration, templeton

The governor’s $200 million conflict of interest

August 14, 2009 By dave-from-hvad

The Fernald Center sits on roughly 200 acres of land, much of it prime real estate within the City of Waltham.  At a meeting this past Wednesday night of a subcommittee of a city/state panel that is planning for the reuse of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fernald, mental-retardation

DMR’s group home monitoring system

April 17, 2009 By dave-from-hvad

Gail Grossman, the DMR offical in charge of QUEST, was first asked by one of the callers on the line how often the group homes were visited and licensed.She answered the question very selectively.  Each home that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community, fernald, mental-retardation, oversight, patrick-administration

Stop pending cuts to the already bare bones Disabled Persons Protection Commission [DPPC] –

April 8, 2009 By AmberPaw

Quote from yesterday's rally at the State House on behalf of the disabled: COFAR President David J. Hart  presided, pointing to two budget cuts under $200,000 each that affected hundreds or thousands of disabled people, one to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cofa, disabled-persons-protection-commission, dppc, eldridge, fernald, natural-law, social-compact, tufts-dental-facilities-program

DMR Facility Closings

March 13, 2009 By ruby

The truth of the matter is that our communities have proven that people with mental retardation can thrive in smaller settings while accessing the medical and recreation necessary to support their needs. While the community setting has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dmr, fernald, governor-patrick

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