Disability Pride Month is a time to recognize the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of people with disabilities. It affirms that disability is a natural and valuable part of human diversity—not a deficit or condition to be fixed. More than 1 in 4 adults in the United States—over 70 million people—have a disability. This month […]
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Studies have shown that individuals with intellectual disabilities are living longer these days with many living well into their 50’s and 60’s and beyond. This is most likely due to new medical ad...
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Hall v. Florida, a death penalty case concerning the definition of “mental retardation” (or intellectual disability (ID) as it is now calle...
A few years ago, Schenectady County Public Health Services and Schenectady Arc formed a unique partnership to address the high rates of chronic disease and obesity among people with I/DD in Schenecta...
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. This year seems to have flown by, and everyone at The Arc is reflecting about all the things for which we are thankful.
First and foremost, the board and st...
Women’s health issues are highly publicized. There are information, brochures and events relating to breast cancer awareness all over the country. However, you never hear as much information regardi...
Each November, we celebrate National Family Caregivers Month, and we all know a caregiver who we respect and admire. Caregivers truly deserve year-round recognition, because they do what they do out o...
By Theresa Fears, MSW. Theresa has been working in the field of sexual abuse prevention of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for 13 years. She created the Partnership 4 Safety pr...
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending an event at the White House celebrating the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy signing into law what later led to the Developmental Disability Ass...
Ricardo Thornton always had big hopes and dreams. But as is too often the case with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), they seemed almost impossible to achieve. Fourteen ...
