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Things ‘sliding backwards’ for two men after closure of their sheltered workshops (an update)

September 12, 2017 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) Makeshift solutions that were adopted in recent months to help two men cope with the closures last year of their sheltered workshops have not been successful, members of their families say. “It’s … [Read more...]

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DDS commissioner paints overly rosy picture of employment for developmentally disabled

January 19, 2017 By dave-from-hvad 1 Comment

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) In opening remarks at a conference on employment opportunities for the developmentally disabled late last year, Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Elin Howe gave what appears to be an … [Read more...]

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House and Senate not following their own funding plan for employment of the developmentally disabled

May 31, 2016 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) For the past three years, the state has been carrying out a policy of closing sheltered workshops for people with developmental disabilities and subsequently placing those people in mainstream … [Read more...]

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Few people moving from sheltered workshops to “integrated” jobs

January 20, 2016 By dave-from-hvad 3 Comments

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) While the Baker administration appears to be moving ahead with a policy of closing all remaining sheltered workshops for developmentally disabled persons in Massachusetts, records show that relatively … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community-based-care, developmental-disabilities, sheltered workshops

Sheltered workshops being closed in MA despite protective budget language

November 16, 2015 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Despite the passage of protective language in the state budget last year and this year, the Department of Developmental Services appears to be moving rapidly to shut down all remaining sheltered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congregate care, developmental-disabilities, sheltered workshops

The HW&M budget has great news for sheltered workshops, not so good news for state care in general

April 20, 2015 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) The great news is the House Ways and Means Committee re-inserted protective language last week in the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 state budget that would protect vital sheltered workshops from … [Read more...]

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Sheltered workshops for the disabled win big reprieve in Massachusetts

July 14, 2014 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) A major effort by advocates of sheltered workshops in Massachusetts to persuade state legislators and the Patrick administration that the workshops provide invaluable skills and activities for their … [Read more...]

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Let’s honor Ally, Kim, Allison, and Gail’s choice to stay in their sheltered workshop

May 28, 2014 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) It's now up to a legislative conference committee to decide whether Ally, Kim, Allison, Gail and many others will continue their longtime participation in sheltered workshops for the intellectually … [Read more...]

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Arc, ADDP, DDS putting out misleading information about sheltered workshops

May 19, 2014 By dave-from-hvad 3 Comments

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) It seems the Department of Developmental Services and their corporate provider allies are spreading misleading and at times false information about sheltered workshops in their joint effort to close … [Read more...]

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Sheltered workshop families win the first round in the House

May 5, 2014 By dave-from-hvad Leave a Comment

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Families fighting for the preservation of sheltered workshops for people with developmental disabilities have won the first battle in the House, which upheld language last week protecting sheltered … [Read more...]

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Yikes.

Adam Bass@AdamBassWCCS

The idea of a Pro Life Trump supporter winning Suffolk 19 is not out of the ordinary. Winthrop is particular is much more right leaning that Revere. And Revere got severely out voted. When Capobianco had his story, that left you with two progressives. #mapoli

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.@CDCgov dir. @RWalensky, once part of MA's #COVID19 advsy board, said

"Now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of COVID-19 ... not when we are so close."

But @MassGovernor pushes to reopen.

Who is advising Gov. Baker now?

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JoeCurtatoneJoseph A. Curtatone@JoeCurtatone·
1 Mar

It's time to state outright that Charlie Baker's science advisory team is the Chamber of Commerce. That's why we were slow to act last year, why our public health network got ignored on vaccines & why our reopenings have flown in the face of data, expert advice & common sense. https://twitter.com/MikeConnollyMA/status/1366423893276303364

Mike Connolly@MikeConnollyMA

Just reiterating my COVID philosophy: Instead of bucking advice from the CDC and Dr. Fauci (by further reopening the Mass. economy), we should #TaxTheRich and use the new revenue to provide cash relief to people in need and small businesses while also investing in health equity.

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He’s running

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Mayor Joe Curtatone announces this is his final year as mayor of Somerville. @WBUR

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A Rhode Island-sized piece of ice just broke of Antarctica. The video of the breach in a 500-foot thick Brunt Ice Shelf is absolutely staggering

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