Sign On to Support Passage of the Real Lives Bill!

 

Mass. Alliance for 21st Century Disability Policy Supporting Members: The Arc of Massachusetts * Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change * Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council * Massachusetts Advocates

Standing Strong * Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts * Disability Law Center * Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress *The Federation for Children with Special Needs * The Massachusetts Sibling Support Network

 

 

Enhance Supports and Services for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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The Real Lives Bill empowers people to make decisions that are deeply personal and central to how they live their lives.

The Real Lives Bill lets people choose where they live and who they live with. It lets them choose the people who they want in their lives and what type of relationship they want to have with them. The Real Lives Bill helps people with disabilities be a part of their communities.

 

These legislators signed the Real Lives support letter last year. This week (until Feb 1) we can request senators/representatives to co-sponsor the bill.  Ask sure your legislators to cosponsor.

 Letters signed last year by:

Senator William Brownsberger
Senator Sal DiDomenico 
Senator Harriette Chandler
Senator Katherine Clark
Senator Cynthia Creem
Senator Ken Donnelly
Senator Jamie Eldridge
Senator Susan Fargo
Senator Robert Hedlund
Senator Patricia Jehlen
Senator John Keenan
Senator Thomas Kennedy
Senator Michael Moore
Senator Michael Rodrigues
Senator Bruce Tarr
 
Representative Paul Adams
Representative Denise Andrews
Representative James Arciero
Representative Brian Ashe
Representative Cory Atkins
Representative Demetrius Atsalis
Representative Bruce Ayers  
Representative Ruth Balser
Representative F. Jay Barrows
Representative Rich Bastien
Representative Matt Beaton
Representative Jennifer Benson
Representative John Binienda
Representative Michael Brady
Representative Paul Brodeur
Representative Tom Calter
Representative James Cantwell
Representative Gailanne Cariddi
Representative Tackey Chan
Representative Thomas Conroy
Representative Michael Costello
Representative Mark Cusack
Representative Viriato deMacedo
Representative Marcos Devers
Representative Geoff Diehl
Representative Stephen L. DiNatale
Representative Paul Donato
Representative Peter Durant
Representative Jim Dwyer
Representative Carolyn Dykema
Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Representative Robert Fennell
Representative Kimberly Ferguson
Representative Michael Finn
Representative Paul Frost
Representative William Galvin
Representative Sean Garballey
Representative Denise Garlick
Representative Sheila Harrington
Representative Jonathan Hecht
Representative Kate Hogan
Representative Steven Howitt 
Representative Donald Humason, Jr.
Representative Lou Kafka
Representative Jay Kaufman
Representative John Keenan
Representative Kay Khan
Representative Robert Koczera
Representative John Lawn
Representative Jason Lewis
Representative David Linsky
Representative James Lyons
Representative Timothy Madden
Representative John Mahoney
Representative Liz Malia
Representative Paul Mark
Representative Chris Markey
Representative James Murphy
Representative Kevin Murphy
Representative Rhonda Nyman
Representative Shaunna O'Connell
Representative Jerald Parisella
Representative Denise Provost
Representative Sarah Peake
Representative Angelo Puppolo
Representative Dennis Rosa
Representative George Ross
Representative Tom Sannicandro
Representative Paul Schmid
Representative John Scibak
Representative Carl Sciortino
Representative Stephen Smith
Representative Joyce Spiliotis
Representative Thomas Stanley
Representative Ellen Story
Representative David Sullivan
Representative Benjamin Swan
Representative Tim Toomey
Representative  Cleon Turner
Representative Chris Walsh

Co-sponsors as of Jan. 29, 2013:

 

 

 
Please note that the session ends on 7/31 so the link will be inactive at that point.

 

 

 

 

View some stories that relate to the Real Lives bill here.

 

To learn more about Real Lives, H.4167, see the fact sheet here.

 

See our white paper here. 

 

See the bill language here.