Parents, advocates seek to expand registry of abusers [Video]

THIS GAP. IT’S VERY FRUSTRATING. I MEAN, COME ON, YOU KNOW, DO YOUR JOB. ANNE AND PAUL JOYCE ARE TIRED OF WAITING FOR THOSE WITH POWER IN MASSACHUSETTS TO TAKE ACTION. THEY SAY WILL PROTECT THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES BY EXPANDING THE STATE’S REGISTRY OF ABUSERS. THESE ARE OUR MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE. THEY DON’T HAVE A VOICE, AND WE NEED TO DO THE WORK. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE DONE. AFTER THE JOYCE IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA ABUSING THEIR NONVERBAL SON DANA AT HIS GROUP HOME, THEY JOINED A TEAM OF PARENTS TO CHAMPION A LAW TO CREATE THE DISABLED PERSON’S PROTECTION COMMISSION REGISTRY OF ABUSERS. EMPLOYERS NOW CHECK IT BEFORE HIRING SOMEONE TO WORK IN A GROUP HOME. IT’S BEEN UP AND RUNNING SINCE JULY OF 2021, WITH 102 ABUSERS ON THE REGISTRY, SO FAR, 90,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VETTED BY EMPLOYERS FOR 250 GROUP HOMES. BUT …