Please reach out to your State Senator *this afternoon* to ask them to cosponsor + actively support key amendments to the FY24 supplemental budget to better serve families experiencing homelessness!
Read more here: conta.cc/4ajcH0q#mapoli#endhomelessness
accesSOS celebrates the impact of #accessible#technology and is proud to be part of a coalition for digital inclusion. #GAAD2023
ALT White background in red text. Global Accessibility Awareness Dsy
ALT Red background in white text. 61 million people have a right to access services whether they be in person or online.
ALT White background in red text. When people with disabilities cannot access websites or app, they lose privacy, feel socially excluded, must wait and pay, and have less options.
ALT Red background in white text. More than 40% of blind, low-vision and DeafBlind people said they’ll switch to a different business if they encounter access barriers while using a website and app.
Help make housing more accessible and affordable for all Massachusetts residents! Contact your Representative this week and urge them to cosponsor a budget amendment to fund housing grants and bolster the Alternative Housing Voucher Program: congressweb.com/DPCMA/4#AboutUsByUs
📢Tell @MassGovernor: Keep Stop the Spread Sites Open.📢
PCR tests are the “gold standard” of COVID tests, detecting infection earlier than rapid tests, and producing far less false negatives.
We must preserve this free public service. #FreeFastPCR4Allactionnetwork.org/letters/sa…
ALT Yellow background with a white square features an image of a person wearing a mask and glasses swabbing another person. Text reads: "Keep Stop the Spread Sites Open. Save Free, Fast PCR Tests for All in Massachusetts. at the bottom a URL: http://actionnetwork.org/letters/save-free-pcr-ma and @massche
ALT Yellow background with a white square reads: PCR tests are the “gold standard” of COVID testing, detecting infection both earlier than rapid tests, and producing far less false negatives. Free fast PCR tests help keep everyone safe. COVID continues to kill 1700 per week in the US as of March 2023. More than 23 million suffer from Long COVID. MA Gov. Healey plans to close the Stop the Spread's 11 sites. We must preserve this free public service, an essential layer of protection for low-income, and BIPOC, disabled, elderly and uninsured people. Take action: linktr.ee/massche
Do you need any dose of the #COVID19#vaccine? @My_Ombudsman & DPC will be hosting a vaccine clinic at DPC's new, accessible office space in Boston: 3/27, 10AM-4PM. COVID vaccine recipients are eligible for a $75 gift card. Flu shots also available! #DisabilityAwarenessMonth
ALT Flyer with the header COVID-19 & Flu Vaccine Clinic next to two women of color embracing each other. Below it is information about the event, "Location: 25 Kingston Street, Boston, 02111. Date: Monday, March 27 | 10am – 4pm. COVID-19 and flu vaccines offered for everyone ages 6 months and up*
*Health insurance is requested for flu vaccines, but not for COVID-19 vaccines. Everyone who gets the COVID-19 vaccine will receive a $75 gift card! (While supplies last)."
Below that there is a QR code in the bottom right corner with information next to it that reads: Important Information
NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED! Scan the QR code to pre-register, or walk in.
The COVID-19 vaccine is FREE, and ID and Health Insurance are NOT required. Health insurance is requested for flu vaccines.
First doses, second doses, and boosters available.
A few more thoughts about our upcoming symposium that I was going to save until our event, but here goes: as a Black & disabled woman, an attorney & advocate & brand new “academic,”
Do you take the T? Please use this tweet as an invitation to VENT
Comment and RT your thoughts on the new speed restrictions on ALL @MBTA trains and what they'll mean for you. We want to hear from you on @GBHNews!
BOSTON: Give yourself extra time this AM for your commute because the @MBTA is running *every single train* at slower speeds b/w 10-25mph today
Tune into @GBHNews for the latest: gbhnews.org/morningedition
Join @DPC_MA, @BostonCIL, @SEIU & our community partners at 1 p.m. ET this Wed., Mar. 1, at the Union Hall for @32BJSEIU (26 West St., Boston) as we rally to support Personal Care Attendants in their campaign for higher wages, better benefits & enhanced flexibility! 1/6
See the flyer linked here for more info., including a planned route, remote registration link, instructions for requesting accommodations, & organizer contacts: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… 5/6
26 million people already applied for #CancelStudentDebt relief, and 16 million were approved before Republicans decided to play politics with people’s lives.
Enough.
@POTUS did his part. The Supreme Court must let the people receive this critical relief.
ALT A power chair in the corner of the bathroom. The structuring in the bottom is purple. There are two large wheels in the front, with purple embellishments, and two small wheels in the back. There are two tiny suspended wheels in the front likely meant for curb cuts. Two large foot rests are folded up at the front. The left side arm rest has a joystick. There are two curvy blue-black cushions with a seatbelt strewn in the middle. The top of the chair has a headrest attachment with a spiffy neck support system meant to hold my head up below the head cushion. She’s so beautiful y’all you gotta trust me
People with disabilities are treated as burdens simply for existing. Mr. Hugo's horrific comments are just the latest example. We'll have more to say in tomorrow's DPC update, so keep an eye out.
Thank you so much @BerkshireBank foundation for your support of DPC! Your generous sponsorship of our annual event helps ensure we can always stand up for the rights of people with disabilities in Massachusetts and beyond.