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Remembering with Dignity has launched as a digital memorial to honor those who died during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Heard recently (Visit Quotes page for more)

“The way I think of health equity is the capacity of the system to spend more resources and more money on those who need it the most.”

Dr. Kiame Mahaniah,  Mass. HHS Secretary on protecting health equity and access  (CommonWealth Beacon, September 15, 2025)

“I’m not asking for God. I’m just asking for people to just do their job, that’s all.”

Tom Gilbert, a disability rights advocate who himself is visually impaired, commenting on the MBTA’s responsive to accessibility concerns, Announcements on MBTA trains can be wildly inconsistent. For some, it’s more than a minor inconvenience.(*Boston Globe, September 10, 2025)

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Mission

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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