Goal – Supports and Services improvement and expansion of opportunities.
Objectives:
- Support funding for age-friendly, ADA-compliant communities with affordable, accessible public transportation across the state
- Provide a living wage to Homecare workers.
- An end to ageism and ableism in every community in the Commonwealth.
- Accessible, affordable, integrated housing to assist people to remain in their homes and communities.
- Fully including older adults and people with disabilities in work and community spheres such as voting, serving on boards and commissions, and positions of leadership.
- Policies for older adults and people with disabilities must recognize the those living in rural areas or in underserved neighborhoods in urban areas may lack broadband, access to technology, access to health providers, etc.
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Facts and Issues
Legislation
See the State Legislative Endorsements page and the Federal Legislative Endorsements page for a list of all Dignity Alliance supported bills.
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News
Bringing People Home – On Marsters for guardians, and supported decision-making personnel
May 29, 2024: A webinar explaining the Marsters v. Healey Settlement Agreement, was prepared especially for guardians, supporters in supported ...
Bringing People Home – Marsters Info for attorneys, paralegals, and legal advocates
May 29, 2024: The Center for Public Representation (CPR) and Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) have prepared a webinar especially ...
Bringing People Home – On Marsters for NH Advocates and Workers
May 2024 You can read more about the settlement at the Marsters Overview post. Attorneys (Steven Schwartz and Kathy Walker ...
2024-05-14 Spotlight: A Massachusetts disability rights warrior’s posthumous last battle against estate recovery
By Jason Laughlin
*Boston Globe, May 12, 2024 In more than four decades of fighting for the rights of people with ...
*Boston Globe, May 12, 2024 In more than four decades of fighting for the rights of people with ...