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DISABILITY LAW

In Massachusetts, the Department of Mental Health is the state agency tasked with providing services and programming for adults with a serious mental illness and children and youth with a serious emotional disturbance.

In Massachusetts, the Department of Developmental Services is the state agency responsible for providing services and programming for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder.

Legal protections for people with disabilities come in varied forms, from services from state agencies like the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Department of Developmental Services (DDS), to disability anti-discrimination laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504.