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“I just want the r-word to go away.”

Melissa Reilly, a Special Olympics Athlete and an advocate for people with Down syndrome, ‘I’m really terrified’: Disability rights advocates concerned about return of r-word, *Boston Globe, November 17, 2024

We have been struggling with a provider shortage for many years, and sadly it appears to be worsening and has resulted in a crisis in access to health care.”

State Representative Mindy Domb (D-Amherst), As number of health care workers in Valley dwindle, experts at UMass summit brainstorm ways to reverse trend,*Hampshire Gazette, October 29, 2024

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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