Voting is an essential part of our democracy and our right as citizens. Too often, people with disabilities struggle to be able to vote. Here are some (but not all) of the reasons that people may struggle: Polling places may not have accessible entrances, spaces, machines, or ballots. Poll workers and election officials may not […]
Washington, DC – The Arc, the nation’s largest civil rights organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families, released the following statement on ...
[caption id="attachment_3905" align="alignright" width="300"] Darci Ladwig, Stacy Ceder, Megan Williams, and Brian Holloway work collaboratively to lend support to The Arc of Spokane’s Disability Re...
by Mary Clayton
My daughter, Jenna, is a 26-year old woman with Down syndrome, and she is also a sexual assault survivor. On June 11, 2013, I discovered bruising just above her pubic hairline. The ...
By Ashley Brompton, J.D., NCCJD Criminal Justice Fellow
This week, the Florida legislature passed legislation that will hopefully provide a stepping stone toward further protections for people with...
My name is Brian Kelmar, and I am the father of a 24 year old son who has autism and auditory and sensory processing disabilities. Our nightmare began almost six years ago, right after my son graduate...
By Leigh Ann Davis, Program Manager, NCCJD
A recent Huffington Post article stated: "America must turn the page on its over-dependence on the criminal justice system. In order to break arrest cycle...
By Leigh Ann Davis, Program Manager, Justice Initiatives
If you had been in prison since 1987 for a crime you didn’t do – missing nearly three decades of your life – and then were released an...
Adapted for The Arc’s blog by Janet Keeler, Ph.D., Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Cleveland, OH
The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities’ (CCBDD) Forensic U...
NCCJD Promising Program Spotlight
By Officer Travis Akins
On November 10, 2014, the Roanoke Police Department held a press conference to officially launch GTO CADETS—“Grow Through Opportunity....
