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| | SSA News Release About E-Mail Identity Theft Scam | 2/22/2006 |
 | Attached is an important news release concerning a new identity theft E-mail scam. Please warn your constituents about this criminal activity that is under the guise of a request for information from Social Security. | |
| Massachusetts Benefits and Services Related to Hurricane Katrina | 9/21/2005 |
| Hurricane Katrina Resources for People with Disabilities | 9/14/2005 |
 | National Disability Rights Network | |
| Social Security Information for People Affected by Hurricane Katrina | 9/14/2005 |
| Education Rights of Homeless Children | 9/12/2005 |
 | Link to Federation for Children with Special Needs info re: rights of children left homeless by Hurricane Katrina | |
| Disability Law Center of Massachusetts | |
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The Disability Law Center (DLC) is the Protection and Advocacy agency for Massachusetts. DLC is a private, non-profit organization responsible for providing protection and advocacy for the rights of Massachusetts residents with disabilities. DLC receives federal, state and private funding but is not part of the state or federal government. | |
| Independent Living Centers in Massachusetts | |
 | Independent Living Centers are typically non-residential, private,
non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations
providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of
disabilities. Their goal is to assist individuals with disabilities to
achieve their maximum potential within their families and communities. | |
| Massachusetts Office on Disability | |
 | Created in 1981 under M.G.L. Chapter 6 Section
185 the primary mission of the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) is to
ensure the full and equal participation of all people with disabilities in all
aspects of life by working to advance legal rights, maximum opportunities,
supportive services, accommodations and accessibility in a manner that fosters
dignity and self determination. It is the state advocacy agency that serves people with
disabilities of all ages. | |