Welcome to the forums of The Arc of Massachusetts. Please take time to get to know the forums and the different topic areas in which you can participate. If you are not familiar with online forums, you may wish to visit our Getting Started page for an introduction to the setup and use of the forums.
The purpose of this forum is to allow consumers, family members, advocates, professionals and others to discuss various topics and issues concerning mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. The forum is a good place to post questions to our web visitors, share information, debate issues and generally "talk" with each other. This discussion board was developed to provide a forum for meaningful dialogue and information exchange among people with disabilities, their families, friends and the staff who support them.
Considering the real-time nature of this bulletin board, it is impossible for us to confirm the validity of information posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message and are not responsible for the content of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of The Arc of Massachusetts or any entity associated with The Arc of Massachusetts. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.
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The Arc periodically will purge posts that are over 30 days old with no responses, but feel free to re-post on a topic if you wish.