For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), a fully integrated life in the community often depends on not only people-powered supports like direct support professionals and job coaches, but on the technology to facilitate skill building, social connection, and much more. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world and shut down entire communities, […]
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The Arc released the following statement about the 2020 Presidential
election:
“This was an historic election given the challenges our
nation faces, and voters turned out in record numbers to ma...
This is the second of a two-part series that The Arc@Work
will publish this month to speak on the new and emerging challenges faced by
workers with IDD and how employers, disability services agencies...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Arc is deeply troubled by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Merrill v. People First of Alabama, effectively banning curbside voting in Alabama, a critical accommodation to en...
The Arc today announced it will honor long-standing partner Comcast NBCUniversal as the recipient of its 2020 Catalyst Award for their collaborative efforts to provide people with disabilities increa...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made significant progress in
expanding access to health care for individuals with intellectual and/or
developmental disabilities (IDD). Access to consistent and reliable...
By Sethany Griffin
I am a
member of The Arc and both a provider for adults and children with disabilities
and a mother of an adult with autism and an intellectual delay. My son Karl is
19, and...
By Shira Wakschlag, Senior Director, Legal Advocacy & General Counsel
On September 26, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit Court ...
This year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month
arrives at a precarious time in our country’s history: we continue to face the
ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the direst ec...
The Arc of the United States and Comcast NBCUniversal today
announced a three-year renewal of their national partnership to expand digital
technology opportunities for people with intellectual and de...
