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January 06, 2009
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A recent discussion (November 2007) with a Regional Department of Public Health staff member was the impetus for creating a web page which focuses on information that people in these positions may find important.
For starters, let us offer two documents that may be of interest.
 
Open to read or download Shelter Best Practices,  a draft publication from Nancy Murphy, NE Medical Reserve Corp, Massachusetts.
 
The other document is a Draft Report from the Task Force on Emergency Preparedness and People Requiring Additional Assistance.  This Report was issued on October 18 and will undergo serious revisions in style and presentation.  The substance is important enough to be made available now. Task Force Report 
 
We invite you to look at the list of Publication listed below and the collection of electronic announcements from the DPC that is available on the Emergency Preparedness Home Page.
 
Information on disability organizations and elder groups is also listed below the Publications.
 
 
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Publications
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Disability Organizations
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Disability Commissions

Most cities and town have a Disability Commission.  The strength and activity levels varies according to the volunteers serving and/or the involvement of the local ADA Coordinator in the community.

The Mass Office on Disability maintains a lists of Disability Commissions.  MOD will be hosting a series of meetings in different regions of the Commonwealth in early 2008.  We will try to make the schedule available.

 Indepedent Lving Centers

There are 11 ILC's in the state. Independent Living Philosophy maintains that individuals with disabilities have the right to choose services that they want to receive and to make decisions about how they live their lives. Consistent with this philosophy, ILC's assist consumers in achieving the goals that they have set for themselves by providing training, information, and support.

The Statewide Independent Living Council offers a list of ILC's for Massachusetts.  

We have created a list of Massachusetts cities and towns for each Independent Living Center.  This list is an Excel workbook in two parts.  One is a list of cities and town using an ILC code.  The second worksheet is the key to the ILC code with contact information.
 
 

 

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Elder Organizations
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Councils on Aging

Acording to the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, "there are 348 Councils on Aging (COAs) in Massachusetts that provide more than 440,000 elders and their families and caregivers with direct services annually. Since 1956, the mission of these volunteer, municipally appointed agencies is to link (elder) needs and resources by developing and/or coordinating services, community education and advocacy". 
 
Aging Service Access Points (ASAPs)
 
Thirty community-based planning aging provide personal care, legal help, alternatives to nursing homes, respite care  and other services to elders in every community in the state.  They have information on the needs the elders in their serivces areas and are an important resource for Emergeny Planners.  A list may be found on the Mass Home Care site.

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