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</style><title>Head of Mass. Commission for the Blind steps down following Globe report of turmoil within the agency - The Boston Globe</title><div><div class="original-url"><br><a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/04/metro/head-state-commission-blind-steps-down-following-globe-report-turmoil-within-agency/">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/04/metro/head-state-commission-blind-steps-down-following-globe-report-turmoil-within-agency/</a><br><br></div><div id="article" role="article" class="system exported" style="text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<div class="page" style="text-align: start; overflow-wrap: break-word; max-width: 100%;"><h1 class="title" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.95552em; line-height: 1.2141em; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: start; display: block; max-width: 100%;">Head of Mass. Commission for the Blind steps down following Globe report of turmoil within the agency</h1><h2 class="subhead" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: start; display: block; color: rgba(27, 27, 27, 0.65); font-size: 1.46664em; margin-top: -0.35em; line-height: 1.27275em; max-width: 100%;">David D’Arcangelo, who was named to lead the commission in 2018 by Baker’s administration, will leave his post Friday</h2><figure style="max-width: 100%; font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: -apple-system-font; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); margin: 0px;"><img alt="David D'Arcangelo will remain in an advisory capacity during the search for his successor." data-src="https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/nitEsyJb75VDhflQZadRxcNTbaY=/960x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG" data-srcset="https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/oYp7kjuGsQwXGLifsNZTWeDryaM=/1440x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 1440w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/noH6P1XLYRnApu0gfNAcl1e-R_c=/1280x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 1280w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/1qZ2hk9V9yi_4sIoS3yPHW0AUvg=/1024x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 1024w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/7hYnBD1KVN81m4hHOtiAROw0o84=/820x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 820w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/QvjQLml1isitgF9rhs_bcekiQGQ=/600x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 600w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/tIGmw7fqob7vQMAIliaB1AqxBi8=/420x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 420w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/XyY6bv9OoNEGyP71ebq1xa6-lA8=/240x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 240w" src="https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/nitEsyJb75VDhflQZadRxcNTbaY=/960x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG" sizes="960px" srcset="https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/oYp7kjuGsQwXGLifsNZTWeDryaM=/1440x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 1440w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/noH6P1XLYRnApu0gfNAcl1e-R_c=/1280x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 1280w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/1qZ2hk9V9yi_4sIoS3yPHW0AUvg=/1024x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 1024w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/7hYnBD1KVN81m4hHOtiAROw0o84=/820x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 820w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/QvjQLml1isitgF9rhs_bcekiQGQ=/600x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 600w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/tIGmw7fqob7vQMAIliaB1AqxBi8=/420x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 420w, https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/XyY6bv9OoNEGyP71ebq1xa6-lA8=/240x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/CCKTZ7SEHRH5VHQXV66OHUWPBE.JPG 240w" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;"><figcaption style="max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0.8em; width: 100%; font-size: 0.75rem; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);"><span style="max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">David D'Arcangelo will remain in an advisory capacity during the search for his successor.</span><span style="max-width: 100%; margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Mass.gov</span></figcaption></figure><p style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">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 href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/01/metro/inside-state-commission-blind-alleged-verbal-abuse-shrinking-services-questionable-spending/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">a Globe report</a> detailed turmoil within the agency, including allegations of verbal abuse, questionable spending, and subpar services.</span></p><p style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">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.</span></p><p style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">D’Arcangelo will stay on in an “advisory capacity” while officials search for his successor, Walsh added.</span></p><span style="max-width: 100%;">The <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/01/metro/inside-state-commission-blind-alleged-verbal-abuse-shrinking-services-questionable-spending/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">Globe investigation </a>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 href="https://www.mass.gov/doc/mcb-pre-ets-best-practice-guide-the-quest-for-independence/download" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">a comic book</a> unavailable in Braille and nearly unusable on screen readers used by many blind people.</span></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>