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.

Living with HIV and experiencing headaches, fatigue, or brain fog after COVID-19? Take this survey from Massachusetts General Hospital. Participants may receive up to $475!

Lakeshore Foundation is recruiting participants for a study to evaluate the effects of an exercise program on improving pain, fatigue, physical activity, and physical function with people with a spinal cord injury (SCI).

Lakeshore Foundation is recruiting participants for a study to measure the impact of the first online diabetes management program for people with physical disabilities, conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Please help us get the word out!

Apply to join this focus group, which will be held via Zoom on February 15, 2024, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eligible participants with disabilities in Massachusetts must meet certain criteria and will be compensated with a $50 gift card.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an emerging, evidence-based, psychotherapy approach that can improve mental health through mindfulness, acceptance processes and behavior change. Lakeshore Foundation is helping to recruit for a remote, ACT study.

The Disability Law Center (DLC) has been receiving complaints from day habilitation participants and their families who are unable to return to their day habilitation programs or return full time. Please help DLC gather information to address this problem.

Disabled or chronically ill in Massachusetts? Tell Massachusetts Department of Public Health what you need to be healthy! Take the Disability Community Health Needs Assessment.

Join us for a Brandeis Lurie Center Virtual Event on Thursday, January 18, 2024. Nicole Lomerson and Laura Stout, both mothers with physical disabilities, will discuss their pregnancies and births. We will touch on the positives, the challenges, the lessons learned, and the unexpected aspects of our pregnancies. Register today!

Are you a health care provider? Get a FREE 1-Credit Training on providing health care and screenings to individuals with disabilities.

DPC believes that when decisions are made about people with disabilities, people with disabilities should play a leading role in formulating, implementing, and evaluating them. Check out this guide book for our input on making events more accessible.

Missed the 2023 John Winske Memorial Awards? Check out this recap with a letter from DPC’s executive director, and download the event booklet PDF.

New research from The Trevor Project investigates the role that online spaces can play in supporting or harming the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ young people—particularly those of color. This survey adds to growing evidence and discussion around the potential benefits and harms associated with social media.

At DPC, we believe information is vital for an educated and empowered consumer or customer. Be safe our friends. Check out our COVID-19 resources—including a section for information in ASL.