Today we take a look back at an eloquent opinion piece written in 2013 by Families First member Joe Duffy. Successful advocacy in 2014 helped secure a residential placement for Katie and approximately one hundred others on the residential waiting list. DDS has a new commissioner since this piece was written, but there remains no plan for families and no prioritization for the I/DD population in the state. Too many families live with the realities written about here:
http://www.courant.com/opinion/hc-op-duffy-who-will-care-for-katie-0303-20130301-story.html