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Advocacy & Legislative Priorities

Learn how Easterseals Massachusetts is making a difference! Join us in helping to increase opportunities for people with disabilities, their families, and communities statewide.

With your help today, you can ensure important measures around health, education, employment, transportation and other services are available for those who need them most.

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Legislative Alerts

Receive breaking news and take action with local and National policy issues related to equity and inclusion. You can ensure important measures around health, education, employment, transportation, and other services are available for those who need them most.

Legislative Priorities FY25

Each year, Easterseals Massachusetts focuses on local state initiatives to advance various issues that are important to people living in the state with a disability. Below are ways to get involved and a synopsis of the major legislative priorities in 2025.

Advocacy Resources

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    ADA & Legislative Landmarks

    Easterseals has been active in public policy advocacy since our founder, Edgar Allen, lobbied the Ohio Legislature to fund appropriate services for children with disabilities in the 1920s. We continue actively supporting and promoting federal legislation that helps people with disabilities achieve independence.
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    Massachusetts Office on Disability

    The Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) was created in 1981 under Chapter 6, Section 185 of the Massachusetts General Laws. One of the goals of MOD is to increase awareness of the rights of persons with disabilities. We hope that this Disability Rights Laws booklet will be a helpful resource for people with disabilities as well as the larger community.