Connecticut DDS commissioner will resign months after agency abuse report

After nine years as commissioner of the state Department of Developmental Services, Jordan Scheff will resign in June to ...

DDS chief to step down; deputy to be interim commissioner

Sarah Eagan, executive director of the Center for Children’s Advocacy and former Child Advocate, said Scheff should be ...
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As commissioner, Peterson sees DDS “through a different lens”

BOSTON (SHNS) – Department of Developmental Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Peterson has been permanently installed to the post. Peterson, who served as general counsel at DDS from 2022 to 2024, ...
Law

Lawsuit Claims Connecticut's Methodology to Determine Eligibility for Developmental Services Is Unconstitutional

"There's no question that Connecticut should join the overwhelming majority of states that assess individuals' ability to live independently based on a number of comprehensive factors, not an outdated ...
The Connecticut Mirror

DDS chief Scheff to step down; deputy to be interim commissioner

Connecticut Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Jordan Scheff is leaving his position to pursue a new role in Virginia, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday. Scheff will be replaced in the ...