Welcome

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Visit our Priorities Page to see a list of current topics, with deeper dives into some of them.

Heard this week (Visit Quotes page for more)

“[Passage of the estate recovery bill will be] a crowning achievement in Joe [Tringali’s] legacy. It’ll shine a light on Joe’s incredible tenacity, his insight, how much he cared about people’s lives.”

Charles Carr, former Commissioner, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (now MassAbilities) and a Dignity Alliance Massachusetts participant, A Massachusetts disability rights warrior’s posthumous last battle against estate recovery (*Boston Globe, May 12, 2024)

One resident purchased a bullhorn with a siren to get nurses’ and aides’ attention because he was often left sitting in his own stool.

Biden’s nursing home staffing rule surfaces horror stories, (*Washington Post, May 8, 2024)

“I think people just might have a bias that, well, this person already has a disability, so it’s not as important.”

Eileen Quinn, mother of  Sara Smythe who has a diagnosis of Downs Syndrome, A mystery illness stole their kids’ personalities. These moms fought for answers., Washington Post (free access), May 12, 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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DignityMA Priorities and Key Topics

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Urgent Action Items

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In the News

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• The MA Senate released a report in response to COVID-19. Read more, including the DignityMA response, on the Policies page.
• Join our Work Groups.
• Learn to use and leverage Social Media at our workshops: Engaging Everyone: Creating Accessible, Powerful Social Media Content.