(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) As the Legislature takes up Governor Baker's budget for the coming fiscal year, it looks as though the battle over sheltered workshops for the developmentally disabled in Massachusetts is set to begin … [Read more...]
Two lawmakers support an independent evaluation of Andy McDonald
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) More than a year ago, we asked for an independent clinical evaluation of a now 47-year-old intellectually disabled man, who has not been permitted to visit his parents in their Sherborn home for the … [Read more...]
‘Real Lives’ bill is now law, but it raises many questions
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) The 'Real Lives' bill is now law, and it is somewhat better than the vehicle it was in danger of becoming for the financial benefit of corporate providers to the Department of Developmental … [Read more...]
The Sherlock Holmes-style mystery of the secret switch of the ‘Real Lives’ bill versions
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) How exactly does it happen in the state Legislature that a good piece of legislation gets "lost" just as a bad piece of legislation has been substituted for it? That seems to be exactly what … [Read more...]