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MassHEALTH

Address: 55 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Website: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/masshealth/

MassHealth is a program to help the financially needy obtain high-quality health care that is affordable, promotes independence, and provides customer satisfaction.  MassHealth offers a broad range of health-care services by paying for part or all of… Read More

MassHealth Disability Accommodation Ombudsman

Address: Miriam Brathwaite, Representative/Coordinator,, 100 Hancock Street, 6th Floor
Quincy, MA 02171
Phone: (617) 847-3788 Website: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/consumer/insurance/more-programs

Our programs include:Health Safety Net – A program that provides access to health care for low income uninsured and underinsured residents of Massachusetts that do not have access to affordable health insurance.Acquired Brain Injury Waivers – Helps Medicaid-eligible… Read More

Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

Address: 600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 748-2000 Fax: (617) 2617435 Website: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dcf/

The Department of Children and Families is charged with protecting children from abuse and neglect and strengthening families. There are currently more than 8,000 children in foster care across Massachusetts and more than 40,000 children in all served… Read More

Client Assistance Program, Massachusetts Office on Disability

CAP is run by the Massachusetts Office on Disability, an independent state agency. MOD is responsible for promoting the rights of persons with disabilities in Massachusetts. CAP provides advocacy and information services. CAP also works to ensure that… Read More

Department of Developmental Services

Address: Department of Health and Human Services,, 500 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 727-5608 Email: DDS.Info@state.ma.us Website: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dds/

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) provides funding for family support programs and services across the state designed to provide information, assistance and an array of supportive services to families with children and adults with disabilities… Read More

Councils on Developmental Disabilities

Address: 1150 Hancock Street, Third Floor, Suite 300
Quincy, MA 02169-4340
Phone: (617) 770-9499 Website: http://www.mass.gov/anf/employment-equal-access-disability/oversight-agencies/mddc/

Providing opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to enhance independence, productivity, and inclusion.The Council develops a State Plan every five years to address the most important issues affecting people with developmental… Read More

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Address: UMass Boston,, 100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: (617) 287-4350 Email: ici@umb.edu Website: http://shriver.umassmed.edu/programs/ucedd

ICI was established in 1967 at Children's Hospital Boston by Dr. Allen Crocker and was originally known as the Developmental Evaluation Center. The Center was one of the first in the country, established as a direct result of President Kennedy's recognition… Read More

Disabled Persons Protection Commission

Address: 50 Ross Way
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone: (617) 727-6465 Website: http://www.mass.gov/dppc/

The mission of the Disabled Persons Protection Commission is: To protect adults with disabilities from the abusive acts or omissions of their caregivers through investigation oversight, public awareness and prevention. The DPPC was created through legislation… Read More

New England INDEX, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center

Address: UMass Medical School,, 200 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02452-6319
Phone: (781) 642-0249 Email: info@disabilityinfo.org Website: http://shriver.umassmed.edu/

The DisabilityInfo.org is maintained by New England INDEX. Contained within this site is a wealth of information for people with disabilities, their friends, families and the people who serve them. Information within this site focuses on Massachusetts… Read More

Easter Seals Massachusetts – Worcester

Address: 484 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 757-2756 Email: kjoslin@eastersealsma.org Website: http://www.easterseals.com/ma/?referrer=https://www.google.com/

Easter Seals provides services to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play.  Easter Seals services help people of all ages with all kinds of disabilities — individuals disabled through illness… Read More

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