(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...]
DDS commissioner paints overly rosy picture of employment for developmentally disabled
(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...]
House and Senate not following their own funding plan for employment of the developmentally disabled
(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...]
Few people moving from sheltered workshops to “integrated” jobs
(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...]
Sheltered workshops being closed in MA despite protective budget language
(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...]
The HW&M budget has great news for sheltered workshops, not so good news for state care in general
(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...]
Sheltered workshops for the disabled win big reprieve in Massachusetts
(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...]
Let’s honor Ally, Kim, Allison, and Gail’s choice to stay in their sheltered workshop
(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...]
Arc, ADDP, DDS putting out misleading information about sheltered workshops
(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...]
Sheltered workshop families win the first round in the House
(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...]