Doren Cummings

If you were/are homeless, or in need of housing, you definitely want me fighting for you. #Marginalized #PeoplewithNoVoice

If my neighbors don’t even know my name, how is that inclusion? #InvisibleInclusion #SurfaceLevelSupport

When people with disabilities say, “We want to live together,” the only right answer is: “How can we support that?” #PersonCenteredMeansTogether

Don’t confuse proximity with oppression. What made institutions violent wasn’t how many lived there—it was how little they mattered to those in charge. #DisabilityJustice

Staff hurt them. Systems silenced them. Distance erased them. The harm was in how we institutionalized, not that they were together. #Ableism

Let’s stop weaponizing history to deny people with disabilities the right to live with friends. Institutions failed because they erased humanity. #HCBSNow

Real change means designing systems with disabled people at the center, not the margins.

The real danger isn’t six people in a home—it’s one system deciding what “community” means for everyone. #LetDisabledPeopleChoose

Fireside Chat, The Bystander Effect- Making Real Change in 2025 - mailchi.mp/53ebfe429d5c/w…

People with disabilities aren’t just clients. They are each other’s best friends, chosen siblings, partners, and found family. Let them live together. #DisabilityCommunity

People with disabilities want roommates, laughter, routines, and the comfort of each other. It’s not “congregate”—it’s connection. #LetThemBeTogether

A progressive state can’t keep regressive rules. DDS must align with federal disability law—and with reality. #EndThe5PersonCap

Life planning means looking beyond service codes. It means asking: Where do you want to live? Who do you want nearby? What brings you joy? #DisabilityLifeCoach

The Real Talk Roundtable: Disability, Housing, Justice — No Spin, Just Solutions. - mailchi.mp/46a2b8c55194/w…

The most radical thing we can do for people with disabilities in MA? Listen to them. And then fund what they actually ask for. #SelfAdvocacy

We're long overdue for a bold reimagining of disability supports in Massachusetts. Housing, day services, and planning all need a reboot. #LetsPlanALife

We need to move from “what’s available” to “what’s possible.” Planning lives should not mean fitting people into broken systems. #LetsPlanALife

The people with the most creativity often get the least flexibility. Let’s reverse that. Fund creative housing. Fund diverse support models. #DisabilityEquity

We're long overdue for a bold reimagining of disability supports in Massachusetts. Housing, day services, and planning all need a reboot. #LetsPlanALife

You know what never showed up in abuse investigations? “There were too many peers.” The issue was always power, neglect, and invisibility. #DisabilityTruth

A one-size-fits-none system doesn’t work. Real progress for people with disabilities starts with choice, flexibility, and voice. #turning22 #IDD #autism