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The fight goes on to save the Glavin Center

March 31, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

State Senator Michael Moore of Milbury made the comment during the Glavin breakfast, saying the amendment will specify that the study be done by the state auditor, inspector general, or another independent entity selected by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: glavin-regional-center, intellectual-disabilities, mental-retardation, patrick-administration

Update: some progress to report in abuse case

March 25, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

Charges against Saunders were personally brought by Sheila Paquette, Burns’ sister and co-guardian, after Paquette became frustrated with the slow pace of the state’s investigation into the case.  Paquette has also been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abuse, abuse-of-a-disabled-person, disabled-persons-protection-commission, intellectual-disabilities, mental-retardation

We’re still waiting for the administration’s cost records

February 16, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

Lest you think our request was overly broad, we offered last month to narrow it to a request for documents primarily supporting a specific projection in the administration's analysis that it would cost $150,000 per … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-centers, intellectual-disabilities, mental-retardation, patrick-administration, public-records-law

Three men and their home at the Templeton Center

February 7, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

Jimmy HoldsworthJimmy Holdsworth, 59, is  autistic and nonverbal, and has been at Templeton for more than 20 years.When he was young, Jimmy's parents tried to keep him at home, but his behavior was so volatile and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: intellectual-disabilities, mental-retardation, patrick-administration, templeton-developmental-center

A father and son’s ordeal with DDS ‘care’

February 2, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

Since Jim Smith's divorce from his first wife, Dan has been a ward of a series of court-appointed guardians. In order to resolve their differences out of court, Jim Smith and his former wife agreed after Dan was 18 to choose a third party … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: department-of-developmental-services, intellectual-disabilities, mental-retardation

Gov’s budget would cut homeless, mental health and employment programs

January 26, 2011 By kgilnack

Please take a moment to review the areas of the budget that impact your clients/consumers and advise us as to any other line items in jeopardy that we should be monitoring by emailing Bill Yelenak.This is the first of several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: autism, beacon-hill, blind, budget, children-and-families, deaf, deval-patrick, disability, domestic--violence, education, elders, homelessness, human-service-providers, human-services, innovation, intellectual-disabilities, jobs, legislation, massachusetts, mental-retardation, nonprofit, politics, poverty, providers-council, social-enterprise, workforce

Building a stronger human service system in Massachusetts

January 25, 2011 By kgilnack

2011-2012 Human Services Legislative AgendaPrior to the 2011-12 legislative session, the Providers' Council surveyed its statewide membership of human services providers about the challenges and opportunities that can be addressed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: autism, beacon-hill, blind, budget, children-and-families, deaf, deval-patrick, disability, domestic--violence, education, elders, homelessness, human-service-providers, human-services, innovation, intellectual-disabilities, jobs, legislation, massachusetts, mental-retardation, nonprofit, politics, poverty, providers-council, social-enterprise, workforce

Paying to play: an update

January 13, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

The contributions ranged from as little as $55 from one employee of one firm I looked at, to $18,900 from five employees of another. There are two points I'd like to make here about these figures: 1.  The $166,690 is the total I came … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-finance, human-service-providers, mental-retardation, patrick-administration

CT: no savings in closing developmental center

January 3, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

Moreover, an earlier 2002 cost study by the Connecticut DDS stated that, "No significant savings will ever result from the closure of Southbury" (my emphasis). I've written here before about our concerns over the validity of the Patrick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fernald-developmental-center, mental-retardation, patrick-administration, southbury-training-school

Credibility on the cost of DDS care — an update

December 8, 2010 By dave-from-hvad

The administration's cost analysis in shutting the Monson, Templeton, and Glavin developmental centers was submitted in July to the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees and to the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-centers, intellectual-disability, mental-retardation, patrick-administration, privatization

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