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
This week marks a great victory for disability advocates across the country. The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) announcement of its proposal to stop using the term “mental retardation” a...
Does what happens in Washington, D.C. really matter? Can you make a difference? You bet! Every day millions of Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are impacted by the public pol...
Nicholas Kristof’s recent New York Times column, “Profiting From a Child’s Illiteracy,” suggests that America must choose between creating opportunity for children with severe disabilities and...
By Bob Hage, advocate from The Arc of New Jersey and father of two daughters with IDD
It was a typical Saturday for our family – I was shuttling our 13-year-old son Vann from a hockey game, whil...
This week, The Arc celebrates the40th anniversary of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), our nation’s safety net for low-income seniors and people with disabilities.
The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) is seeking input from family members and caregivers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who also ...
