What makes a great dad or father figure? For some, it’s a quiet kind of support that needs no spotlight. For others, it’s encouragement, guidance, a sense of safety, or someone who listens without judgment. Sometimes that person is a biological father. Other times, it’s a stepdad, grandfather, mentor, teacher, or chosen family member. What […]
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#HandsOff is a series on The Arc’s blog that features a new story each month from individuals and families across The Arc’s network about how some of today’s key policy issues impact their day t...
By: Nicole Jorwic, Director of Rights Policy, The Arc of the United States
During the recent fights to save the Medicaid program from devastating cuts and fundamental restructuring, the home and co...
(Boston) – Jessica Kramer, assistant professor of occupational therapy at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation: Sargent College and The Arc of the United States have been approve...
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left a staggering path of destruction. Throughout Texas and Florida and neighboring states, people will start rebuilding their homes and their lives, and they will need all ...
Yesterday, by a vote of 23 to 14 the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means advanced legislation to cut off Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for potentially hundreds of t...
Washington, DC –Today, The Arc and the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality are releasing a first of its kind paper outlining why paid family and medical leave is a necessity for the economi...
Washington, DC – Today, The Arc released the following statement on the news that President Trump will wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program:
“The Arc’s publ...
Washington, DC - The Arc released the following statement following the defeat of the Health Care Freedom Act in the United States Senate:
“Never underestimate the power of the disability communi...
By: Nicole Jorwic, Director of Rights Policy
This week in July is always a big one, this year the disability community came together to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the signing of the American...
