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 […]
Last year, a client at The Arc Mercer approached Executive Director Steve Cook to confide in him about his struggles feeling accepted in the community. It was an "aha" moment for Steve - and one that ...
Professional Development Seminar
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Join Dr. Arie Nettles and Dr. Donna Ford from Vanderbilt University as they discuss the imp...
The Arc Tank competition by Northeast Arc has been designed to elicit creative and ‘game-changing’ ideas from people to better the lives of people with disabilities. The concept is simple: Think b...
Siblings play an important role supporting their brothers and sisters with I/DD, and The Arc values and supports their contributions in many ways . The Arc’s Siblings Scene is an online community ...
The Arc and University of Minnesota are excited to release a new Supplemental Security Income Data Brief. This brief looked at the experiences of individuals who provide supports to adult family membe...
This was part of a series called #HandsOff, where we featured calls to action and stories from families across The Arc’s network about how key policy issues impact their day-to-day lives.
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The top 40 State Farm Neighborhood Assist contest winners will each receive a $25,000 grant to fund projects involved in Education, Safety and C...
Would your Board of Director’s value a 30-minute orientation about The Arc network? Perhaps right before a scheduled board meeting? Karen Wolf-Branigin, Senior Executive Officer, Chapter Growth and ...
The Arc has long advocated that the rights of parenthood must not be denied to individuals solely on the basis of their disability. Last month, we participated in an amicus brief before the New York C...
