IDD workers eager to learn

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David C. Reiss began his career working with the developmentally disabled in 1978, as part of direct-care staff at the now-closed Joseph H. Ladd Center. He has been CEO of the Fogarty Center, the largest nonprofit developmental-disability agency in Rhode Island, since 2013. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
David C. Reiss began his career working with the developmentally disabled in 1978, as part of direct-care staff at the now-closed Joseph H. Ladd Center. He has been CEO of the Fogarty Center, the largest nonprofit developmental-disability agency in Rhode Island, since 2013. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

David C. Reiss | Fogarty Center CEO People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are valuable members of the community. Many folks have paid employment. They pay taxes, shop, care for their homes, vote and enjoy loving relationships. The trend now is on integrated competitive employment. The days of piecework, subminimum wages are over. Overall, I

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