Massachusetts Eases IQ Eligibility for State Services

Advocates for people with developmental disabilities are hailing a decision by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to prevent the state Department of Developmental Services from automatically denying eligibility to people scoring above 70 on IQ tests.

January 11, 2013 •

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Advocates for people with developmental disabilities are hailing a decision by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to prevent the state Department of Developmental Services from automatically denying eligibility to people scoring above 70 on IQ tests.

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Massachusetts Eases IQ Eligibility for State Services

Advocates for people with developmental disabilities are hailing a decision by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to prevent the state Department of Developmental Services from automatically denying eligibility to people scoring above 70 on IQ tests.