General Advocacy

Helpful Guides

  • Rules of Thumb: advice for self-advocacy – Good reminders for how to approach the process of obtaining funding assistance for assistive technology (PDF).
  • AT Advocacy Checklist – Meeting with a funding source or AT advocate? Download this checklist of what to be sure to bring with you (PDF).

Organizations

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Disability Law Center – Massachusetts

The DLC provides advocacy, information, or referral for requests for disability related advocacy.

In the Boston area call:
Phone: (617) 723-8455/(800) 872-9992
TTY: (617) 227-9464/(800) 381-0577

In western Massachusetts:
Phone: (413) 584-6337 / (800) 222-5619
TTY: (413) 582-6919

Independent Living Centers
There are 11 independent living centers (ILCs) statewide that provide advocacy and self-advocacy training (and sometimes loans of AT equipment) for people with disabilities. The ILCs offer a peer mentor/support environment, as staff members are frequently individuals with disabilities themselves.

Boston Metro Region:

  • Boston Center for Independent Living
    60 Temple Place, 5th floor,
    Boston, MA02111
    (617) 338-6665 voice
    (617) 338-6662 TTY
    (617) 338-6661 Fax
    Email: BostonCIL@hotmail.com
    www.BostonCIL.org
  • Independent Living Project
    Multicultural Independent Living Center
    22 Beechwood Street
    Dorchester, MA 02121
    (617) 288-9431 voice
    (617) 288-2707 TTY
    (617) 265-2597 Fax
    www.milcb.org

Metro West Region:

  • Metro West Independent Living Center
    280 Irving Street, #401
    Framingham, MA 01702
    (508) 875-7853
    (508) 875-8359 Fax
    www.mwcil.org

Central and Western Region:

  • Center for Living and Working
    484 Main Street, Suite 345
    Worcester, MA 01608-1874
    (508) 798-0350
    (508) 797-4015 Fax
    Email: mritz@cneterlw.org
    www.centerlw.org
  • Stavros Center for Independent Living, Inc.
    210 Old Farm Road
    Amherst, MA 01002
    (413) 256-0473 voice/TTY
    (413) 256-0190 Fax
    staff@stavros.org
  • Ad-Lib, Inc.
    215 North Street
    Pittsfield, MA 01201
    (413) 442-7047
    (413) 442-7158 TTY
    (413) 443-4338 Fax
    Email: adlib@vgernet.net

Northeast Region:

  • Northeast Independent Living Program
    20 Ballard Road
    Lawrence, MA 01843
    (978) 687-4288 voice/TTY
    (978) 689-4488 Fax
    Email: info@nilp.org
    www.nilp.org
  • Independent Living Center of the North Shore and Cape Ann
    27 Congress Street, Suite 107
    Salem, MA 01970
    (978) 741-0077 voice/TTY
    (978) 741-1133 Fax
    Email: information@ilcnsca.org
    www.ilcnsca.org

Southeast Region:

  • Independence Associates
    141 Main Street, 1st Floor
    Brockton, MA 02301
    (508) 583-2166 voice/TTY
    (508) 583-2165 Fax
    Email: dimenet@dimenet.org
    www.iacil.org
  • Southeast Center for Independent Living
    Merrill Building
    66 Troy Street
    Fall River, MA 02721
    (508) 679-9210 voice/TTY
    (508) 677-2377 Fax
    Email: scil@secil.org
    www.secil.org
  • Cape Organization for the Rights of the Disabled (CORD)
    1019 Iyanough Road, #4
    Hyannis, MA 02601
    (508) 775-8300 voice/TTY
    (508) 775-7022 Fax
    Email: pburkley@cape.com
    www.cordonline.org