Commission for the Protection of Persons With Disabilities

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COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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Contact Us

Disabled Persons Protection Commission headquarters in Braintree, Massachusetts
Commission for the Protection of Persons With Disabilities
300 Granite Street, Suite 404
Braintree, MA 02184
617-727-6465
Deaf or Hard of Hearing callers, please use Video Relay Service (VRS) or MassRelay at 711

This contact information is for non-urgent questions only.

 Submit a Public Records Request

The Commission for the Protection of Persons With Disabilities (CPPD) accepts public records requests in writing. This helps to ensure the most expeditious and accurate response to your request. Written requests may be delivered by hand, mail, email or fax. To facilitate your request for CPPD documents, please use this Request for Records form.

While requests for public records may be made orally in person to a Primary Records Access Officer (RAO), such requests may not be the subject of an appeal. Telephone requests may be accepted at the discretion of the RAO.

CPPD has designated the following employee as the RAO who will assist requesters in fulfilling their requests:

Andrew Levrault
Deputy General Counsel
Primary RAO
300 Granite Street, Suite 404
Braintree, MA 02184
(617) 727-6465 

Deaf or Hard of Hearing callers, please use VRS or MassRelay at 711
DPPCRecords@mass.gov

Fax: (617) 727-6469

Categories of Public Records

Below is a list of categories of public records maintained by the CPPD. These records may be subject to redaction if they contain information that may not be disclosed by law, is exempt under the public records law or is subject to any other applicable privileges.

Person dialing the DPPC hotline number at 1-800-426-9009

If you suspect or observe abuse or neglect of a person with a disability, report to the CPPD 
by calling the 24-hour Hotline or by submitting an abuse report online.

1-800-426-9009

Deaf or Hard of Hearing callers, please use Video Relay Service (VRS)
or MassRelay at
711.

Call 911 in an emergency, or if you think a crime has been committed.

Other Abuse Reporting Hotlines

Supporting Survivors

Our team connects survivors with resources and services to assist in the healing process.

For suspected abuse against
children ages 0-17

1-800-792-5200


Deaf or Hard of Hearing callers, 

please use Video Relay Service (VRS) 

or MassRelay at 711

For suspected abuse against
older adults ages 60 and over

1-800-922-2275


Deaf or Hard of Hearing callers, 

please use Video Relay Service (VRS) 

or MassRelay at 711

For suspected abuse against
all people in long-term care facilities

1-800-462-5540


Deaf or Hard of Hearing callers, 

please use Video Relay Service (VRS) 

or MassRelay at 711