The Office of Human Rights is dedicated to affirming, protecting, and promoting human rights of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Prader-Willi, and Smith-Magenis Syndrome. It is a resource to individuals, their families, provider agencies and to the Department of Developmental Services.
Contact Us
Address
Online

Joseph Weru
Director of Human Rights
DDS Central Office
1000 Washington ST.
Boston, MA 02118
Phone (617) 939-1867
Email: Joseph.W.Weru@Mass.Gov
Central/West Region
Leonardo Luczynski-Badia
Human Rights Specialist
DDS Central/West Regional Office
140 High Street
Springfield, MA 01105
Phone (413) 544-9009
Email Leonardo.Luczynski-Badia@Mass.Gov
Metro Region
Amy Boone
Human Rights Specialist
DDS Metro Regional Office
465 Waverly Oaks Road, Suite 120
Waltham, MA 02452
Phone 413-386-3403
Email Amy.Boone@Mass.Gov
Northeast Region
Rebecca Christie
Human Rights Specialist
DDS Northeast Regional Office
450 Maple Street
Hathorne, MA 01937
Phone: (857) 291-0940
Email Rebecca.Christie@Mass.Gov
Southeast Region
Nate Hoover
Human Rights Specialist
Address
DDS Southeast Regional Office
151 Campanelli Drive Suite B
Middleboro, MA 02346
Phone (857) 291-2288
Email Nathan.Hoover@Mass.Gov
Who we serve
OHR employs the collaborative process of training and consultation when working with all interested parties by identifying and clarifying rules and regulations which affect the human rights of the Department's service recipients.