Contact:

Intake Staff

Services:

General information about services: Information and referral, advice, short-term assistance, and legal representation for people with disabilities that have disability-related civil legal issues.

Civil cases only where disability is involved, in the following areas:

• Abuse and Neglect: Abuse and neglect of people with disabilities by family members, caretakers, guardians or others, whether in the community, a facility, a school, or other settings.


• Special Education Issues: Restraint or seclusion of students with disabilities; students out of school due to failure to accommodate or improper suspension or expulsion; students in overly restrictive learning environments; students transitioning to work and/or adult services; deaf students denied interpreters or other effective communication.


• Housing: Eviction cases, denial of access to housing, denial of reasonable accommodation in existing housing based on disability.


• Discrimination: In employment, housing, education, health care, public accommodation, justice system, and transportation resulting from disability.


• Rights in Facilities: Abuse and neglect of individuals with disabilities in facilities, including placement of incarcerated individuals in segregation solely as a result of behaviors caused by mental illness. Inadequate discharge planning (after 1 year at facility); denial of Five Fundamental rights and fresh air in psychiatric hospitals; lack of informed consent regarding treatment.


• Health Care: Individuals who have been denied prior approval for MassHealth coverage of durable medical equipment, prescription medication, PCA services, transportation, or other medically necessary Mass Health covered services.


• Benefits: information, advice, and short-term assistance regarding SSI and SSDI work incentives; technical assistance to providers on all aspects of SSI and SSDI disability benefits.


• Other issues relating to disabled status.

Service hours:

Intakes M - F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Requirements / Restrictions:

Must have a disability.

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