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MBTA plans accessibility improvements to Green Line’s Symphony Station

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 5, 2021
Members of Green Line Transformation shared details of the station’s design at a virtual community meeting Wednesday, as the Symphony Station Accessibility Improvements project enters its final design phase.
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.
Gov. Charlie Baker signs a bill that will increase fines for people who misuse handicapped parking. PHOTO BY JESSICA RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Gov. Baker signs bill affecting misuse of handicap parking

Camila Beiner December 1, 2017

A bill increasing the minimum fines for non-disabled people misusing disabled placards was signed Monday by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. Baker was joined by members of the Massachusetts Senate...

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