MASILCOn November 20th, 2025 MASILC members joined the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Workforce Council and SEIU1199 for a PCA Appreciation and Legislator Education Day at the State House.
MASILC members joined other consumer employers and PCAs to share their personal narratives with legislators about the importance of the PCA Program.
For the second year running, MASILC has assembled a report about the state of Massachusetts’s affordable, accessible housing shortage. The report features data from the Housing Navigator, and personal stories about the impact of the shortage from consumers of the Massachusetts Independent Living Centers.
From the report: “There is a growing need for housing units that serve Massachusetts’ aging and disabled populations. With the actual cost difference between standard and accessible housing units being negligible, creating more accessible affordable housing will allow people with disabilities to live in the communities of their choice, elders to age in place, and communities to benefit.”
Please read and share the report: Understanding the Housing Crisis through a Disability Lens: A Crisis within a Crisis, Revisited
In the summer and fall of 2024, MASILC gathered stories from consumers and staff from the Massachusetts Independent Living Centers about accessible affordable housing in the State.
These stories, along with data from the Housing Navigator, were gathered into a report called “A Crisis Within A Crisis: Stories of the Accessible Affordable Housing Shortage in Massachusetts.”