Updated October 7, 2026 Every October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) recognizes the contributions of workers with disabilities and calls attention to the barriers that still keep too many people out of the workforce. The 2026 NDEAM theme is “Celebrating Value and Talent.” The U.S. Department of Labor is carrying last year’s theme forward […]
By: Nicole Jorwic, Senior Director of Public Policy and Bethany Lilly, Senior Director of Income Policy
While legislators in Washington, DC debate what IS and IS NOT infrastructure, people with dis...
By Nicole Jorwic, Senior Director of Public Policy, The Arc
As we rally around the Home and Community-Based Services Access Act (HAA), a new bill in Congress that will transform how people with int...
The Arc is relieved that Congress has finally taken action to tackle the dire challenges people with disabilities face as the COVID-19 pandemic continues into a second year. The Arc and our advocate...
The Arc of Sedgwick County in Kansas has something many chapters do: a self-advocacy program. And their program is wildly successful, in part because of its focus on volunteerism. Members don’t ju...
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Over
the last several months, the Policy and Positions Committee has been
considering comments from throughout The Arc as it works to revise four
position statements chosen for a full review and revi...
This week, The Arc and other national and local disability and civil rights advocacy groups—represented by the law firm WilmerHale—filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fi...
Inclusive volunteering is great for people and communities. When people give back together, they build friendships, practice their civic duty, learn skills they can use in the future, and help peopl...
Did you know that the voter turnout rate for people with disabilities is 6 percent lower than that of people without disabilities? Each year, the REV UP campaign, through the American Association for ...
