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The Arc of Massachusetts Priority Setting Survey:
2027-2028 Legislative Session

The Arc of Massachusetts seeks broad feedback as we determine legislative priorities for the upcoming 195th legislative session, which will begin in January 2027. This survey is focused on legislation (bills). Our budget advocacy will continue to focus on the workforce, MassHealth, and DDS services.

Your feedback is crucial to ensure that our legislative agenda focuses on this community's primary priorities and concerns.

Please take a few moments to complete this survey. The deadline to respond is Friday, October 16.

If the issues most important to you are not listed, please add them in the open response section. If you have any questions, please reach out to Nora Bent, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy, at nbent@arcmass.org.

Thank you for your input and engagement!
1.Please indicate your primary connection to disability issues.
2.Please rate each of the following issues on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is Not as Important to You and 5 is Very Important to You).
1 (Not as Important to You)
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3
4
5 (Very Important to You)
Workforce pay rates
Workforce training
Healthcare access and training
MassHealth Day Habilitation services
MassHealth long-term supports and services (Example: Adult Foster Care [AFC], Personal Care Attendants [PCA], etc.)
Protecting services and supports in Massachusetts from federal changes
Family Support
Housing/residential services
Self-Direction services
Education
Employment support
Equitable access to services and information for underserved communities
3.Do you have other policy priorities that are not listed above?
4.More specifically, please rate each of the following recent priority bills on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is Not as Important to You and 5 is Very Important to You). More information on each bill can be found here.
1 (Not as Important to You)
2
3
4
5 (Very Important to You)
Workforce pay rates
Healthcare standards and training
Supported decision-making
Expanding Nicky’s Law/Dana’s Law to Day Habilitation facilities
Universal changing stations
Expanding police training
Wheelchair repair
Educator training on AAC devices
Safety of individuals relying on life-support equipment and hospital discharge planning (Tommy’s Law)
Family members as paid caregivers (AFC, PCA)
Cueing and prompting in the PCA program
ABA services for adults on MassHealth
5.As we think about adding new bills to our platform, please let us know if you are interested in legislation that would address the following topics.
6.Please share other ideas you have or other bills that are important to you that aren’t mentioned above.
7.Please share comments or additional areas we may have missed.
8.In light of DDS's consideration of a new camera policy in common spaces of group homes, we want your feedback.