Employment Advocacy
2022 Priorities
Easterseals Massachusetts supports the following bills which will increase employment and housing opportunities:
BILL S.1629 : ACCESSIBLE MA ACT
AN ACT BUILDING A MORE ACCESSIBLE MASSACHUSETTS
Sponsor: Sen. Michael O. Moore
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Bill S.1629 will require that adaptability features be added, when reasonable,to any building being gut-rehabilitated into multi-unit housing and would give the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board(MAAB) purview over workplaces, enforcing accessibility in new or extensively renovated workplaces will achieve crucial alignment with the ADA.
BILL H.2419 : ACCESSIBLE WORKPLACES MA
AN ACT REMOVING BARRIERS TO WORK THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, AND SENIORS
Sponsors: Reps. Michael J. Moran and Christine P. Barber
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The ACCESSIBLE MA Act would allow the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board(MAAB) to meet the promise of the ADA- enforce accessibility in new or extensively renovated workplaces, and guide developers and architects on innovative ways to provide access.
BILL H.2420: ADAPTABLE HOUSING MA
AN ACT RELATIVE TO EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF ADAPTABLE HOUSING FOR CONSUMERS WITH DISABILITIES, MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, AND SENIORS
Sponsors: Reps. Michael J. Moran and Christine P. Barber
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This bill will require that adaptability features be added, when reasonable, to any building being gut-rehabilitated into multi-unit housing. Adaptability features are inexpensive and easy to install during construction or reconstruction, but almost impossible to add later.
For more information, please visit https://accessiblema.org/
