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Witness urges changes to 9‑1‑1 disability‑indicator form to include mental‑health and language access
2935422 · April 9, 2025
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Summary
Advocates told the committee H.B.2633 would make Massachusetts’ 9‑1‑1 disability‑indicator form more useful by including mental‑health indicators, simplifying language to a fifth‑grade level and adding input from affected families and disability advocates.
Carrie Knowworthy, a veteran and family caregiver, told the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security that the statewide 9‑1‑1 disability‑indicator form should be revised to better serve people with mental‑health, developmental and complex medical needs and to improve outcomes…
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