Each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a chance to highlight a truth that should guide us year-round: people with disabilities belong in every workplace. At The Arc, we see every day how hard people fight for that simple truth. People with disabilities, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) such as autism, […]
https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Employee-with-Disability-375x400-1.jpg400375Jackie Dilworth/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngJackie Dilworth2025-08-28 09:15:192025-10-01 11:22:35How and Why to Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Recent reports indicate that the federal government will restrict or cancel educational, recreational and legal services for thousands of children held in government migrant shelters.
These practic...
Today, with advances in medical care, deinstitutionalization, and people working and living more productive lives, individuals with I/DD are living much longer. Mark Keeley, President and CEO of the S...
Calling all influencers! Are you looking for easy-to-repurpose content for your chapter’s social media accounts? Look no further than The Arc’s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blog. Whether you li...
Google has reached out to The Arc to recruit persons with I/DD to help develop speech recognition technology. If you or someone you know has slurred or hard-to-understand speech, fill out this short ...
Access to healthcare continues to be a huge concern for adults with I/DD who need qualified doctors to provide primary and specialty care. Operation House Call (OHC) uses a hands-on approach to addre...
Washington, DC – This week, reports have surfaced documenting that thousands of immigrants have been trapped in solitary confinement in immigration detention centers, often based solely on their dis...
Washington, DC – This week, President Trump sent to Congress an amended budget proposal which included money for Special Olympics, reversing an attempt to cut the funding. However, many other cuts t...
The Arc was concerned to read the Notice Statement on the reorganization of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) published in the federal register. As the “the principal agency in the depar...
[caption id="attachment_4944" align="alignright" width="300"] Capital City Club Gala Benefiting The Arc of Alabama, November 2018[/caption]
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