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We Can Get There From Here

The Massachusetts Accessible Transportation Coalition is a grassroots effort which aims to provide tools and support to local advocates working to improve accessible public transportation in their region. It was founded in 2025 by representatives of Independent Living Centers (ILCs) throughout Massachusetts.

Goals of the coalition include educating advocates on the governance and structure of Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) and sharing best practices for transportation advocacy. To meet this goal, the “We Can Get There From Here” toolkit and training has been developed. It explains the Regional Transit Authority system, identifies key accessibility challenges, and outlines concrete advocacy strategies to help strengthen transit options statewide.

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The 2025 Accessible Affordable Housing Report is out

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 2025 report: Understanding the Housing Crisis through a Disability Lens: A Crisis within a Crisis, Revisited

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Accessible Affordable Housing Report

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.”