Listen The state’s Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities failed to perform background checks on all of its employees and volunteers, and it didn’t adequately safeguard the money and possessions of people in its care, according to a new audit by the state comptroller’s office.
Tennessee Wants To Double Employment Rate For People With Developmental Disabilities
Listen State officials first had to get a good count of Tennesseans with disabilities who’ve been able to hold down a paying job before setting a goal to double the figure in five years. So they surveyed the local agencies that help administer benefits from the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
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