This bill builds more accessible and affordable homes by improving the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP) and allowing project-basing of AHVP vouchers.

These bills address high and rising prescription drug costs and reduce co-pays for people with certain chronic conditions.

This bill will allow spouses to be authorized to serve as paid caregivers in the MassHealth program for the provision of certain home-based care and services just as other relatives are already permitted to serve as paid caregivers.

Estate recovery is the practice of MassHealth recouping the cost of medical services from the deceased enrollee's family. While mandated by federal law, estate recovery is made even more aggressive by requirements under Massachusetts law. It can result in the sale of the family home, causing excessive financial burden and perpetuating poverty, especially among communities of color and people with disabilities.

CODA formed in the spring of 2013 or 2014. Read on for a history of CODA and how DPC came to play a vital role in organizing and leading calls.

State Representatives are currently working on the House's version of the budget for the next year, and the Senate will start soon. We have to tell them what funding our communities need!

State Representatives are currently working on the House's version of the budget for the next year, and the Senate will start soon. We have to tell them what funding our communities need! Use our web form to easily send a letter to your legislators encouraging them to support critical disability programs.

Today, while this fight is by no means won, we have made significant progress. There is still significant opposition to the idea of doing anything to stop discrimination against our community in this sector, but we have begun to move from arguing about whether we should address the way these metrics devalue disabled life to how we should address it, and that is exciting.

Last week saw the release of the governor's proposed budget, and it was very much a mixed bag for people with disabilities. We believe the cuts are harmful and inappropriate, and urge you to contact the governor to let them know you’re opposed to PCA program cuts.

February has been action-packed for DPC, including legislative updates, opportunities to take action, job openings, and more.

The Affordable Housing Act is THE housing bill of the session. Governor Healey wrote it as an overarching bill that will touch all parts of the housing landscape in Massachusetts. We’re asking for improvements to the bill. Please consider writing testimony or signing up to testify in-person.

We’ve prepared a guide on how to provide testimony supporting affordable, accessible housing in the AHA. Use the details provided in the post, or download a PDF version for your records.

Our Housing Bond Bill advocacy is far from over. Governor Healey's version of the Affordable Homes Act has a lot of promising proposals for affordable and accessible housing, but we (along with our allies at CHAPA, the Boston Center for Independent Living, and Stavros) will be advocating for a few key changes.

As reported in the State House News, one of our priority bills, the Wheelchair Warranty Bill (now labeled S.2541), will be voted on by the Senate tomorrow, and we expect it to pass!

2024 has gotten off to a great start for DPC. Last week saw a huge milestone in our campaign to fix our state's broken wheelchair repair system, as the wheelchair warranty bill we've been championing passed the state Senate and was sent over to the House.