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“I don’t know how we’re going to survive this [the ending of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian refugees]. The workers are suffering, but the patients are going to suffer more.” 

Margarette Nerette, a vice president for the 1199SEIU Florida, who is Haitian and is a US citizen and left her country more than 30 years ago, Florida’s Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Life Without Haitian TPS Workers (Mother Jones, July 20, 2026)

“I wish that when this decision was made, they had included persons with disabilities and our seniors. To eliminate shopping carts and say this is a safety issue, without hearing from us, is wrong.”

Daniela Depina, who is visually impaired and has been a RIDE user for 22 years, ‘People were blindsided by this rule’: Paratransit riders face a greater challenge after MBTA policy change (*Boston Globe, July 26, 2026 (updated))

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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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