Updated October 7, 2026 Every October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) recognizes the contributions of workers with disabilities and calls attention to the barriers that still keep too many people out of the workforce. The 2026 NDEAM theme is “Celebrating Value and Talent.” The U.S. Department of Labor is carrying last year’s theme forward […]
The Arc’s 2018 Annual Business Meeting is scheduled to take place in conjunction with this year’s National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee November 8-10. The meeting will be at the Gaylord Op...
Today the House of Representatives passed a tax bill that would permanently extend tax cuts signed into law at the end of last year in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Arc released the following stateme...
Following the draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would impact people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who are legally residing in the United States as well as peopl...
The Arc and Justice in Aging are interested in speaking with people about their experiences with the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) failure to provide for reasonable accommodations for peopl...
Tuesday, September 25 is National Voter Registration Day 2018! Across the country, organizations, like chapters of The Arc, will be working to register individuals, so everyone can fully participate i...
Often, we avoid challenging conversations with our loved ones with intellectual disabilities. We may do this because the information seems scary, we don’t know if they will understand, or because we...
Are you reading emails addressed to your predecessor? Are you a local or state executive director or state board president missing out on stimulating discussions in our Google Groups? Are Self-Advocat...
The Arc released the following statement in response to Norm Macdonald’s remarks about people with Down syndrome:
“It is disheartening that yet again we need to remind a public figure to show r...
Today, The Arc and the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota released two new data briefs looking at the work experiences and outcomes of families of people w...
