ALBANY -- Lawmakers and advocates on Monday hailed what they hope will be improvements in the way the state cares for disabled people in its charge with the confirmation of a new commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
In addition to confirming Courtney Burke as commissioner of OPWDD, the state Senate also confirmed Robert Bearden as chairman of the Commission on Quality of Care, an independent organization that serves as a watchdog over state and private institutions for the disabled
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