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Massachusetts disability advocates worry that people are ill-prepared to provide full-time care to their disabled family members and that the healthcare system may de-prioritize disabled individuals during the coronavirus crisis. COURTESY ZEEVVEEZ VIA FLICKR

Disabled individuals face new challenges amid pandemic

Vanessa Kjeldsen April 2, 2020
Maura Sullivan has two sons with autism who are now homebound amid the coronavirus crisis. As the director of government affairs for The Arc of Massachusetts, a nonprofit disability advocacy group, Sullivan balances the life of a mother and advocate.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill Jan. 15 to create a registry of care providers who have harmed patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Bill to combat abuse of disabled individuals passes Massachusetts House

Chloe Liu January 28, 2020
Legislation to prevent the abuse of disabled people made it past the Massachusetts House and Senate, to await Baker's signature after both chambers agree on a consensus bill.

Field notes from the funding cliff: Massachusetts’ autistic youth graduate with abysmal options

Daily Free Press Admin January 22, 2014

NOTE: The persons involved in this story chose to remain partially anonymous. David’s future could have been an easy case. The 21-year-old from Amherst was never confused about his future. He never...

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