Technology opens doors to education, employment, and human connection. For people with disabilities, who are three times less likely to go online, this digital divide doesn’t just limit opportunities; it can create a painful isolation that goes beyond mere inconvenience. Since 2017, The Arc and Comcast have been breaking down digital barriers, one person at […]
https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Comcast-blog-1-feat-image.jpg400375The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2025-10-30 10:55:462025-12-02 09:43:20How The Arc and Comcast Are Bridging the Digital Divide
Written by: James Meadours, a person with intellectual disability who has been doing advocacy work for many years in the self-advocacy movement
This month is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and it ...
Updated: November 28, 2023
Are you a journalist looking for impactful stories that demand greater coverage? If they aren’t already, disability issues should be part of your reporting. One in 4 U....
Written by: Leigh Anne McKingsley, Senior Director of Disability & Justice Initiatives at The Arc of the United States
I had just completed my master’s in social work when The Arc hired me in...
Written by: Pauline Bosma and James Meadours, Advocates with Disabilities
As people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are also survivors of sexual violence, or work with su...
By: The Arc’s Talk About Sexual Violence Project and The Rainbow Program
How bias and discrimination impact survivors with developmental disabilities within the LGBTQIA+ community
Survivors of s...
[caption id="attachment_64485" align="alignright" width="241"] Patty Quatieri is an accomplished presenter in the field of disability rights and is based in Massachusetts. Patty has received numerous ...
Men with disabilities are twice as likely as those without disabilities to experience sexual violence. Yet few people know just how common it is, including health care professionals.
The Arc'...
In communities across the country, a silent epidemic plagues the disability community. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are seven times more likely than the rest of the p...
Sexual assault and violence disproportionately affect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), with findings from NPR revealing that people with IDD are assaulted at seven times ...
