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  • Letter: Offended by actions, not words - Eagle-Tribune
    I am offended by the words "developmental disabilities." They water down the diagnosis. A developmental disability can be as simple as a slight speech impediment ... Smith's group "Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong" has no problem with this.
  • Protests against the R-word. Anti-cussing measures vs ... - Boston Globe
    The assembly at Winthrop High School began with a collective oath. “I pledge and support the elimination of the R-word,’’ promised several hundred students, teachers, parents, administrators, and visiting politicians last week. For the next ...
  • Powerful Catholic Quietly Shaping Abortion, Health Bill ... - Kaiser Health News
    Last year, he was honored as one of six of the “greatest heroes” of the anti-abortion movement and awarded a $100,000 prize by the Massachusetts-based ... although with severe mental and physical disabilities, until his death in 2008.
  • Bernard Alphons Koechlin, 93 - NorthJersey.com
    ... at Harvard and decided to stay in the United States, accepting a position at Sloan Kettering Institute, followed by two years in the Department of Biology at Massachusetts ... member of the Developmental Disabilities Council of the State of New ...
  • Quincy man heads behavioral health care group - Patriot Ledger
    I have an uncle who has developmental disabilities. … So I grew up in a family where there ... Last year, we used to be Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts. That was a major initiative. Behavioral healthcare is becoming ...
  • 75th Commanding General Supports Homes for Our Troops - dvids
    FULSHEAR, Texas - Maj. Gen. Eldon Regua, commander of the Houston-based 75th Battle Command Training Division, spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of veterans, volunteers, elected officials and corporate sponsors at a Homes For Our Troops appreciation ...
  • ADHD Is Not a Disease - Total Health Breakthroughs
    “Hey, Phillip… do you mind if I sit here and eat with you?” I asked. “Sure, whatever…” “How’s school going? Are you doing well?” “Not really. I just want it to be summer.” “Yeah, I remember how that used to feel,” I told him ...
  • Retirement Living - ElderLawAnswers.com
    Studies show that older Americans prefer to stay in their own homes if they possibly can. It is no surprise, then, that most care for the elderly is provided at home, whether by family or by hired help. While many consider in-home care preferable to ...
  • Medicaid Rules - ElderLawAnswers.com
    Medicaid (called "Medi-Cal" in California and "MassHealth" in Massachusetts) is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to low-income children, seniors and people with disabilities. In addition, it covers care in a ...
  • Passings: Edward M. Kennedy - American Reporter
    Kennedy, the 77-year-old senior senator from Massachusetts. Looking back over his long career, it's hard ... He was instrumental in the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the State Children's Health Insurance Program and many ...

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