Prioritization of Bills, Regulations, Policies, and Practices
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The Arc of Massachusetts seeks broad feedback on bills, regulations, policies, and practices.
Please take a few moments to fill out our priority-setting survey to help us represent our constituency effectively. The deadline to respond is by the end of business day, Thursday, September 29th. Thank you for engaging with us this way.

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* 2. Please Rank Your Top Five Priorities of the following issues from most important (1) to least important (5). To respond, either drag and drop answer choices in order of preference or use the dropdown menus to select a numerical rank for each.

  1. Rates, including pay for Direct Support Workforce, Front-line Managers, and Clinicians
  2. Architectural Access Bill: Expanding choices and options addressing aging caregivers in planning, ensuring accessible workplace and adaptable housing
  3. Assistive and supportive technology (training, etc.)
  4. ABA services for adults on MassHealth
  5. Accessory dwelling units/ apartments for people with disabilities; Broadening increased housing options
  6. Banning aversive therapies
  7. Cameras in special-needs classrooms
  8. Equity in the PCA program
  9. Expanding eligibility to persons with DD.
  10. Expanding police training
  11. Expansion of Nicky‘s law
  12. Healthcare training for doctors, medical students, nurses, dentists
  13. Rates, in general, including pay for direct support workforce, front-line managers, and clinicians
  14. Medical equipment monitoring in group homes
  15. Self-direction services - pay equity and transparency.
  16. Supported decision making
  17. Tuition reimbursement/loan repayment for human service workers

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* 3. Please share comments or any additional areas we may have missed.