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Advocates and lawmakers press to adopt federal definition of developmental disability, saying current state definition excludes some groups
Summary
Multiple speakers urged the committee to expand Massachusetts' statutory definition of developmental disability to match the federal definition, which supporters said would include people with conditions such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy.
Senator Lovely and Representative O'Day urged the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities to adopt the broader federal definition of developmental disability (Senate 150 / House 276), saying the current Massachusetts definition excludes people who need services. "Under our current law, many groups of individuals, including those…
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