Our mission is to provide infrastructure, planning, and support to promote interoperable communications amongst first responders, public safety, public health, and other government services across a growing spectrum of communications tools.
The Juvenile Court Department oversees civil and criminal matters statewide involving children including youthful offender, care and protection, and delinquency cases.
The Land Court hears a wide range of cases involving real estate and land use, and oversees the Commonwealth’s system for the registration of title to real property.
Promotes excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences through a combination of grant programs, partnerships, and services for nonprofit cultural organizations, schools, communities, and artists.
MassAbility empowers people with disabilities to live life on their own terms. Our programs and services expand possibilities in careers and training, home and community life, and legal rights and benefits – including disability determination for federal programs.
The MBTA provides subway, bus, Commuter Rail, ferry, and paratransit service to eastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island. It is a division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) evaluates the qualifications of persons seeking admission to the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Board of Bar Examiners reviews all petitions for admission to the Massachusetts bar submitted by eligible candidates to ensure that all persons admitted to the bar are fully qualified by education, knowledge, and character and fitness.
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) is the independent state agency that enforces the Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws by investigating complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other aspects of everyday life. Pursuant to its mission to eradicate discrimination in the Commonwealth, the MCAD also offers remedial and preventative training, and publishes resources online such as model policies, posters, and guides.
The mission of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) is to provide individualized training, education, and empowerment to people who are legally blind, and advocate for inclusive policies across the Commonwealth, with the goal of life-long independence and full community participation.
The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) is the principal agency in the Commonwealth representing Deaf and hard of hearing people of all ages. MCDHH provides accessible communication, education, and advocacy to consumers and private and public entities so that opportunities are fully accessible to all who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
