Celebrating Global Dignity Day with Dignity Alliance Massachusetts
Global Dignity Day is a celebration of dignity and unity, inviting everyone to embrace dignity for all. Dignity Alliance Massachusetts (DAM) works to transform long-term services and care to uphold the dignity of older adults and individuals with disabilities. The need for dignity is emphasized, with a call for comprehensive efforts to ensure quality care and life. Leaders like Arlene Germain and Paul Lanzikos advocate for change and empowerment. Dignity Alliance promotes self-respect, choices, and self-determination for all individuals.
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Global Dignity Day Celebration DIGNITY DIGNITY UNITES UNITES US US Social Media Toolkit October 2021
2 This Oct 20th, on Global Dignity Day, we invite you to celebrate celebrate dignity! dignity!
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 1 Who We Are Who We Are Global Dignity Day Global Dignity Day Celebrating With Celebrating With Dignity Alliance Dignity Alliance 2 5 The Need For Dignity The Need For Dignity 6 3 What Dignity Looks What Dignity Looks Like Like Taking Action Taking Action
4 WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE Dignity Alliance Massachusetts Dignity Alliance Massachusetts (DAM), a grassroots coalition of aging and disability service and advocacy organizations and supporters, works to secure fundamental changes in the provision of long-term services, support, and care. DAM is dedicated to transformative change to ensure the dignity of older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers. We are committed to advancing new ways of providing long- term services, support, living options, and care, while respecting choice and self-determination!
5 A comprehensive effort is needed to promote A comprehensive effort is needed to promote the dignity of all people in the Commonwealth, the dignity of all people in the Commonwealth, especially older adults and those with especially older adults and those with disabilities. Dignity includes the highest disabilities. Dignity includes the highest possible quality of care and quality of life for possible quality of care and quality of life for all. The eagerness of so many groups to come all. The eagerness of so many groups to come together this quickly tells us that the time for together this quickly tells us that the time for change is now. change is now. Arlene Germain, a co-founder of Dignity Alliance and Policy Director of Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
6 The nature and function The nature and function of nursing homes has of nursing homes has remained essentially remained essentially unchanged for the past half unchanged for the past half century. It is well past time century. It is well past time for nursing homes to meet for nursing homes to meet the needs and the needs and expectations of adults and expectations of adults and persons with disabilities. persons with disabilities. Paul Lanzikos, former Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
WHAT DOES DIGNITY LOOK WHAT DOES DIGNITY LOOK LIKE? LIKE? 7 SELF SELF- - RESPECT RESPECT CHOICES CHOICES DETERMINATION DETERMINATION Dignity Alliance passionately believes that older adults and persons with disabilities have the right to expect to live their lives in dignity, with self self- -determination determination, choices respect respect to their privacy as much as any other resident. This belief is what drives our coalition. choices, and with
8 CELEBRATE GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY! October 20 October 20th , 2021 th, 2021 On Global Dignity Day, everyone, everywhere is invited to look beyond what divides us and recognize the what divides us and recognize the dignity and humanity we share. dignity and humanity we share. look beyond Check out Global Dignity for events throughout the month of October: https://globaldignity.org/global https://globaldignity.org/global- -dignity dignity- -day day
9 HOW TO CELEBRATE WITH DIGNITY ALLIANCE Join DAM in celebrating Global Dignity Day on social media Wednesday, October 20 Wednesday, October 20th CONTENT IDEAS: CONTENT IDEAS: Share what dignity means to you or your organization or both! @ @DignityAlliance DignityAlliance Global Dignity Day DignityAllianceMA DignityAllianceMA th! @ @Dignity_MA Dignity_MA Dignity Alliance Dignity Alliance Massachusetts Massachusetts Provide examples of what dignity does or does not look like, and explain why it is important Tag us & use the hashtags # #DignityUnitesMass DignityUnitesMass and # #ThisIsDignity ThisIsDignity when posting to unite our celebrations! Express your personal or organizational commitment to dignity Share ideas or articles about how to honor dignity for older adults and people with disabilities
10 INTERESTED IN PROMOTING DIGNITY FOR OLDER ADULTS & PEOPLE WITH DISABILTIES?
11 UNITE WITH DIGNITY ALLIANCE DAM is a broad-based group representing a wide range of stakeholders, including nursing home resident advocates, disability rights organizations, legal service entities, mental health organizations, and health policy experts, and centering the voices of older adults and individuals with disabilities. Our aim is to advance policies that revolutionize long-term care, putting the dignity of individuals first, providing affordable options for community living, and ensuring living wages and benefits for those who work in facilities. Join the movement to promote dignity for all today at: Join the movement to promote dignity for all today at: https://dignityalliancema.org https://dignityalliancema.org
