FLORIDA’S ONLY

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FLORIDA S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: CARLTON PALMS Executive Summary As Florida s Protection and Advocacy System for individuals with disabilities, and in a specific effort to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Disability Rights Florida (Disability Rights) maintains the authority to pursue remedies or approaches to ensure the protection of, and advocacy for, the rights of those within the State who are eligible for treatment, services or This authorization vests Disability Rights with an ability to investigate incidents of abuse and neglect of individuals with developmental For the past several years Disability Rights monitored Carlton Palms corrective efforts after the death of a young resident in restraints in the summer of 2013. Ultimately, multiple allegations of abuse and neglect resulted in several licensure complaints and Settlement Agreements with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD).

A Separate, Single, Statutory License for A Single Provider . In 2006, the Florida Legislature statutorily created the Comprehensive Transitional