Each October, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we celebrate the many contributions and achievements of employees with disabilities. Employees with disabilities are dependable, loyal, and eager to learn—and research shows that their inclusion in the workforce improves overall employee retention rate and morale. However, people with disabilities have been marginalized and misunderstood for […]
https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NDEAM-375x400-1.png400375The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2023-09-22 09:28:192023-09-25 11:54:39How and Why to Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2023
Q. What is happening in Washington?
A. There are many proposals being discussed in Washington to balance the budget. What these proposals have in common is that Medicaid spending would be dramatica...
If we don’t speak up now, Medicaid and other programs critical to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) may take the brunt of the cuts. Members of Congress are very reluc...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Arc is commending Senator Al Franken of Minnesota for pledging to protect the federal Medicaid program. Senator Franken met recently with leaders and members from The Arc Minnes...
The Arc recently had the opportunity to measure the urgent, unmet needs of individuals and families living with IDD and find out where our society is succeeding in offering them support and where we...
Survey findings from human rights organization, The Arc, reveal nation’s efforts fail to provide fundamentals for individuals and families
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 14, 2011) – Fifty years ago, Pr...
WASHINGTON – Today, The Arc, the largest organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is announcing it has become an affiliate of The US Bu...
Late yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted down a federal spending plan that could have disastrous consequences for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The bill aims to make drastic cu...
WASHINGTON – Late yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted down a federal spending plan that could have disastrous consequences for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Leading up...
