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 make their choice about our future. While people with disabilities still face far too many barriers to accessing the right to vote, including physical obstacles […]
WASHINGTON – As our country faces a critical reckoning of the systemic racism and racial injustice that have plagued our society and systems for generations, The Arc is seeking long overdue legal an...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in response to the first federal complaint challenging discriminatory hospital “no-visitor” policies, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health...
The Arc released the following statement on the need for
swift and substantial action in our society and from our nation’s leaders to dismantle
racism, end discrimination, and to honor, protect, an...
WASHINGTON – The Arc is once again fighting to defend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from repeated attacks in the courts. This time, during a global pandemic that has underscored the importance of th...
The Arc, The Arc Wisconsin, and over thirty Wisconsin and national disability and aging advocacy organizations, represented by the law firm Munger Tolles & Olson, have filed an amicus brief with ...
WASHINGTON – During this time of crisis for families all over the country, The Arc is relieved that the U.S. Department of Education has reaffirmed the rights of students with disabilities to have e...
As
the COVID-19 pandemic sickens and kills thousands of Americans in every corner
of our country, The Arc is alarmed that the needs of people with disabilities
and the undervalued workforce supportin...
The Social Security Administration has put a huge hurdle in front of many people with disabilities and their families from accessing a much-needed boost to their economic stimulus payment. Announced M...
Thanks to the advocacy of people with disabilities and their families and
friends, the Treasury Department announced today that it would automatically
issue Recovery Rebate payments to people with di...
