As COVID-19 rapidly spread across the U.S. in March 2020, Congress declared a public health emergency and passed legislation that gave states more money for Medicaid if they met certain requirements. One of the main requirements was that people would be able to keep their Medicaid health care during the COVID-19 public health emergency. As […]
Washington, DC – At the request of Congress, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General investigated states' monitoring and reporting of injuries and other critical...
Washington, DC – The Arc released the following statement in response to Congress reaching a stalemate on funding the federal government, and consequently, shutting down the federal government’s n...
Washington, DC – The Arc released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s issuance of guidance about how states can include in their Section 1115 waiver proposals requir...
Washington, DC – 76 national civil rights, faith-based, affordable housing and other organizations have voiced their strong opposition to HUD’s sudden and short-sighted decision to effectively sus...
The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Engaging in community service is a win-win scenario. For community organizations, volunteers with disabilities represent a gr...
Washington, DC – The Arc released the following statement in response to Senate passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
“Today both chambers of Congress rushed to pass an irresponsible tax plan. ...
Washington, DC – The Arc released the following statement in response to House passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
“Once again the House of Representatives has taken a dangerous step towards...
“Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to
serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of gra...
Prompted by recent news events, women everywhere are speaking up and sharing accounts of sexual violence. Social media feeds have been so inundated with tales of unwanted personal sexual encounters th...
