Topic: Ensuring and Protecting Human Rights
We will be focusing on the rights that our loved ones deserve and to which they are entitled as we concurrently learn to listen to and respect what they desire for themselves. As this is a topic that elicits a lot of questions from parents/guardians, we hope this will help you to understand how staff are trained and how decisions are made when situations may be ambiguous.
To quote from Human Rights Resources for Families
(a 2017 DDS publication), “DDS provides specialized services to give individuals with intellectual disabilities supports that they need and opportunities to live the way they choose.“
Laurie Rebello serves as the Human Rights Coordinator for all adult programs at Minute Man Arc. She is the Director of Training and Quality Improvement, bringing over 25 years of experience in the human services field, more than half of her career being dedicated to serving at MMA. Laurie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a concentration in Anthropology from Framingham State University and has a strong background in program development and education. She has led numerous initiatives aimed at improving service delivery, strengthening staff development, and promoting continuous quality improvement across programs and systems.
Join us as we discuss and are informed about available resources to help empower our loved ones to lead a life of dignity, safety, and opportunity.
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Time: 6:30-7:3 via Webinar
(We will send you the Zoom link following registration.)
