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The following three FY 2027 Budget Amendments are DignityMA’s highest priority.

We have several other important FY 2027 Budget Recommendations.

Recent Quotes

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This is not a niche issue. It is a test of whether we are willing to build systems that recognize human dignity, dependence, and vulnerability. The question before Massachusetts is simple. If a wheelchair is an extension of the body, why do we tolerate repair delays that would never be accepted if the body itself were waiting for treatment?

A Wheelchair Is Not Equipment: The Hidden Crisis in Wheelchair Repair, by James A. Lomastro, PhD

A fundamental and unifying principal of disability rights and disability justice has been the right to live in the community—rather than to be involuntarily placed in institutions.

CPR Condemns Administration Attack on the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities to be Integrated in their Communities (Center for Public Representation, June 18, 2026)

Quick Links

• MA at a Crossroads: DignityMA’s Vision for Long-Term Care
• Resource Websites – curated list of allies and experts
• DignityMA Participants in print – Participants write about DignityMA issues
• Dignity Digests – weekly compilation of articles on long-term services, support, and care.
• Legislative Priorities – Current bills advancing our goals
• Priorities – In-depth and updated information on our priorities

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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DignityMA Priorities and Key Topics

MANHR – A Program of DignityMA

Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Homes has essential information on nursing homes in MA, including advice for resolving complaints.

In the News

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Remembering with Dignity

A Dignity Alliance MA digital memorial to honor those who died during the COVID-19 Pandemic.