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State
Agencies
Massachusetts Adult Basic Education Directory
http://acls.doemass.org/pAbeDirectoryHome
On this website you can browse or search for
programs offering Adult Basic Education or ESL classes.
Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline
The Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline provides referrals to over 300 adult
education programs that offer one-on-one tutoring, small-group or classroom
instruction to adult learners. Information is provided about basic reading,
math, adult basic education, English language training, family literacy, GED
preparation or testing sites.
You can call the Hotline at 1-800-447-8844.
Or go online: http://www.sabes.org/hotline/
Use the Find A Program tool to search for a program in 3 steps: “WHAT KIND”,
“WHERE” and “WHEN”. Follow the instructions on each page to complete the
process.
Massachusetts Commission for the
Blind
Boston Office
48 Boylston
Street
Boston, MA02116-4718
617 727 5550
1 800 392 6450 (Mass.
only)
800 392 6556 (Mass.
only) TDD
617 626 7685, fax
Web site:
www.mass.gov/mcb
Description of
Program/Services Provided:
- Assistance with legal rights
and benefits
- Massachusetts Reading Network—a
statewide reading service
- Weekly news information tape
- Independent Living Social Services—includes
counseling, homemaker services, orientation and mobility instruction,
rehabilitation teaching
- Vocational rehabilitation services—includes
counseling, medical services, low-vision services and aids, training
- Services to blind children
and their families
- Services for
deaf-blind/multihandicapped individuals
- Bridge Program—independent
living services to consumers 55 and over
- Employment opportunities with
the Vending Facilities
- Advocacy services
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Metro Boston Office
1250 Hancock St.
Suite120-S
Quincy, MA
02169
617 472 2881
617 472 2722 (fax)
Web
site: www.eec.state.ma.us/index.aspx, click on “Find Child Care”
Description
of Program/Services Provided:
- Searchable database of licensed
childcare providers by city.
Massachusetts
Disabled Persons Protection Commission
50 Ross Way
Quincy, MA 02169
617 727 6465
1 800 426 9009, Hotline (24 hrs-7days/wk)
617 727 6469 (fax)
Web site:
www.mass.gov/dppc/
Description of
Program/Services Provided:
- Toll-free hotline to report suspected abuse of
a disabled person.
The criteria require
that the victim of the alleged abuse must:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 59 years
- Be disabled by means of mental illness, mental retardation
or physical impairment
- Require the assistance of a caretaker to
accomplish daily living needs as a result of the disability
To establish
jurisdiction the Hotline staff must also examine the nature of the
incident. M.G.L. c. 19C and the DPPC regulations 118 CMR require that
the incident must:
- Involve an individual with a disability
- Include an act or omission by a caretaker
- Result in a serious physical or emotional
injury
Massachusetts Office on Disability
Client Services Program
617 727 7440
1 800 322 2020 (V/TTY)
Web
site: www.mass.gov/mod/
Description
of Program/Services Provided:
- Information and referral and
advocacy services for people who are having difficulties in obtaining
rehabilitation and independent living related services.
- Helps people get services
from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, the Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind and the Independent Living Centers in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Boston office:
59 Temple Place, Suite 905
Boston, MA 02111
617 357 8137
617 482 5576 (fax)
Web site: www.mass.gov/mrc
Description
of Program/Services Provided:
- Vocational services for
unemployed/underemployed individuals with disabilities.
Contact:
Call 617 357 8137 and ask to speak to Counselor on Duty or go
to the office between 8:45 – 5 p.m.
Status
or Documentation Needed to Access Services: Must be eligible to
work in the U.S.
Boston office serves: Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Boston,
Charlestown, Chelsea,
Dedham, Dorchester, East Boston, Kenmore Square, North
End, Revere, South Boston, West End, Winthrop.
Additional
Notes: Any individual with a disability can inquire about
obtaining services. Family and friends can also refer someone.
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Somerville office:
5 Middlesex Ave.,
3rd floor
Somerville, MA 02145
617 776 2662
617 776 4242, TTY
617 776 1331 (fax)
Web
site: www.mass.gov/mrc
Description
of Program/Services Provided:
- Vocational services for
unemployed/underemployed individuals with disabilities.
- Special services at Somerville office: Employment Resource
Center offering
internet job search, career decision making, interviewing skills, and
testing
Contact
name: For individuals who are interested in applying for
Vocational Rehabilitation services please call the Somerville main number and ask to speak
with the Counselor of the Day.
Status
or Documentation Needed to Access Services: Must be eligible
to work in the U.S.
Somerville office serves: Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Somerville, Waltham, and Watertown.
Screening
Survey and Online Food Stamp Application
Web
site: service.hhs.state.ma.us/ier/jsp/screening/LoginServlet?Application=Screening
Description
of Program/Services Provided:
This is an online screening tool to determine eligibility for many state
programs such as:
- WIC
- Health Insurance
- Food Stamps
- vocational rehabilitation
services
- services for individuals who
are legally blind
- services for individuals with
mental retardation or developmental disabilities
- Assistive Technology Fund for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Case Management and Social
Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Services for adults with a
mental health condition
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