[Massachusetts-NFB] Head of Mass. Commission for the Blind steps down following Globe report of turmoil within the agency - The Boston Globe

[Hai Nguyen Ly]

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> Head of Mass. Commission for the Blind steps down following Globe report of turmoil within the agency
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> David D’Arcangelo, who was named to lead the commission in 2018 by Baker’s administration, will leave his post Friday
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> David D'Arcangelo will remain in an advisory capacity during the search for his successor.Mass.gov
> The head of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind is stepping down from his post of four years, the state announced Tuesday, just days after a Globe report <https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/01/metro/inside-state-commission-blind-alleged-verbal-abuse-shrinking-services-questionable-spending/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link> detailed turmoil within the agency, including allegations of verbal abuse, questionable spending, and subpar services.
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> David D’Arcangelo, who was tapped to lead the commission in 2018 by then-governor Charlie Baker’s administration, will leave his post Friday, according to an e-mail sent to employees by Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh.
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> D’Arcangelo will stay on in an “advisory capacity” while officials search for his successor, Walsh added.
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> The Globe investigation  <https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/01/metro/inside-state-commission-blind-alleged-verbal-abuse-shrinking-services-questionable-spending/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link>revealed Sunday that D’Arcangelo had been the subject of multiple HR complaints alleging verbal abuse and inappropriate comments, several of which are pending. Five current employees and six former members of the agency told the Globe that D’Arcangelo had slashed resources and services while pursuing costly projects, including a television studio in Boston and a comic book <https://www.mass.gov/doc/mcb-pre-ets-best-practice-guide-the-quest-for-independence/download> unavailable in Braille and nearly unusable on screen readers used by many blind people.
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