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
This is a guest blog post by Mardra Sikora.
A few years ago, my son and I sat backstage during the Broadway Across America national tour performance of Mary Poppins. The cast sang, “Anything Can ...
The Arc Plans for a National Day Out Event for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
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By Kerry Mauger, The Arc’s HealthMeet Team
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By Shannon Quinn, Guest Blogger
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As part of a month-long campaign to make some noise during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, The Arc posed an open-ended question to our Facebook audience of just over 9,000 people. We asked...
Twenty-six years ago we successfully advocated for March to be declared National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. And, there is no doubt that we have made tremendous strides to promote and ...
This month, The Arc’s blog will feature a Q & A with members of The Arc’s national office staff to help raise awareness of issues important to the I/DD community during Developmental Disabilit...
