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