Massachusetts
Office on Disability

One Ashburton Place, Room 1305
Boston, MA 02108
[617] 727-7440 or toll free [800] 322-2020 (V/TTY) 
FAX [617] 727-0965

Deval L. Patrick, Governor

Timothy P. Murray, Lt. Governor

Myra Berloff, Director

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The Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) was created in 1981, by M.G.L. c. 6, sec. 185, as the state advocacy agency that serves people with disabilities of all ages.  MOD's primary mission is to ensure access.

For Example, The Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), in partnership with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency,* is hosting meetings to bring together people with disabilities and local emergency preparedness professionals.  The purpose of the meetings is to explore how to ensure that people with disabilities have the assistance they need in times of emergency. 

• An ice storm leaves the region without electricity.

• Fire in an industrial plant forces evacuation of surrounding communities.

• A train jumps the tracks, releasing a cloud of toxic chemicals.

Communities across the Commonwealth are planning for emergency situations like these, some are natural and others are man-made; some require evacuation while others require sheltering at home.  For more information about these meetings, please follow the Emergency Planning Meetings link in the right column.

 Last revised March 2008

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• American with Disabilites Act Compliance

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• Making Communities Accessible

• Community Access Training

• Local Disability Commissions 

• Improving Government

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Acknowledgement: The Office on Disability is grateful to Justin Coppola for his volunteer time and considerable talent in the redesign of this website.