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DignityMA endorsed several important bills that did not pass. There is still time – contact your legislator via our Take Action page!
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“Open Caption Tuesdays and Masked Mornings exemplify our commitment to community care and help ensure patrons continue to have choices in how they experience film at Amherst Cinema.”
Amherst Cinema to screen films with subtitles for ‘Open Caption Tuesdays’ (*MassLive.com, October 24, 2024)
“[American families] are essentially ‘sandwiched’ between the needs of two generations, often facing significant financial, emotional and time constraints. They may provide financial support, help with daily tasks, offer emotional support, and coordinate medical care for both their children and their aging parents. But they often experience stress, burnout, financial strain, and difficulty balancing their own needs with the needs of their loved ones.”
Dr. Alison Galvani, professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health, Yale experts weigh in on Harris’ Medicare expansion plan, Yale News, October 28, 2024
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Dignity Alliance Massachusetts is dedicated to transformative change to ensure the dignity of older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers. We are committed to advancing new ways of providing long-term services, support, living options, and care, while respecting choice and self-determination. Through education, legislation, regulatory reform, and legal strategies, this mission will become reality throughout the Commonwealth.
As a grass-roots coalition of aging and disability service and advocacy organizations and supporters, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts works to secure fundamental changes.
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Upcoming Events
- 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm, October 29, 2024 – Let's Talk about Dementia and Culture
- 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, October 30, 2024 – American Eldercide: by Margaret Guilette
- 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm, October 31, 2024 – Disability Rights and Access to the Ballot (in person)
- 2:00 pm, November 6, 2024 – Longevity Book Club with Debra Whitman
- 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, November 16, 2024 – SCIboston's Saturday Education Series Adaptive Sports, Fitness, and Recreation Programs
- 1:30 pm, November 19, 2024 – Advocacy for MA DDS Self-Directed Services as envisioned by the 2014 Real Lives Law
- 3:00 pm, December 11, 2024 – A Conversation with Natalie Foster
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In the News
2024-10-29 Spotlight: For the behemoth UnitedHealth, a new threat to Medicare profits
October 28, 2024
By Tara Bannow and Casey Ross For the nation’s largest health insurer, the evidence of abuse was ...
REV UP MA 2024 Disability Voting Webinar
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All about Adult Family Care
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American Eldercide: by Margaret Guilette
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