Massachusetts Department Of Development Services Blueprint For Success
In November 2013, the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services released this planning document regarding the employment of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Plans in the document include halting any new referrals to sheltered workshops as of January 1, 2014 and closing sheltered workshops by June 30, 2015. Sheltered workshop participants will be transferred during fiscal year 2015 to either integrated individual or group employment at minimum wage or higher and/or community-based day services (CBDS . . .