What Is Voting? Voting is how people make choices together. When you vote, you say what you want. We vote for people who want to lead our country, state, and city. These people are called candidates. When they win, they become elected officials. Elected officials make choices about our lives. They decide how programs work. […]
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Earlier this year, The Arc of Indiana embarked on a broad-based campaign to create change in Indiana’s systems for serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
On November 9, 2011, at 2 p.m. EST, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert Sy...
Washington, DC – This week, The Arc of the United States welcomed Tyler Smothers from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Washington, DC to meet with Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Chuck Grassley, and Congressman Da...
Washington, DC – This week, The Arc of the United States will welcome Tyler Smothers, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Washington, DC to meet with members of the Iowa Congressional delegation.
In Augus...
Washington, DC – Peter V. Berns, the CEO of The Arc of the United States, released the following statement about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) following today’s Ways and Means Committee heari...
Washington, DC - As the nation's largest organization working on behalf of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), The Arc released the following statement on today's Congressi...
The Arc is happy to announce the launch of the “Growing a Grassroots Advocacy Movement” project in Nevada! This exciting new opportunity is being funded by the Nevada Governor’s Council on Devel...
