Each October, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we celebrate the many contributions and achievements of employees with disabilities. Employees with disabilities are dependable, loyal, and eager to learn—and research shows that their inclusion in the workforce improves overall employee retention rate and morale. However, people with disabilities have been marginalized and misunderstood for […]
https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NDEAM-375x400-1.png400375The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2023-09-22 09:28:192023-09-25 11:54:39How and Why to Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2023
SEATTLE – As COVID-19 cases increase, the experience in other countries and predictions of U.S. health officials is that there will not be enough acute care services or equipment, such as ventilat...
The Arc is pleased that Congress is recognizing the unique and vital needs that people with disabilities have when facing the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency relief bill introduced in the U.S. Hous...
By Nayma Guerrero, Member of The Arc’s National Sibling Council
My family is everything.
Nayma and her family
My younger brother is 23 years old. He loves computer sci...
The Arc celebrates “National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week" beginning September 8, 2019. Direct support professionals (DSPs) play a fundamental role in the lives of people with dis...
By Jennifer Alexander and Katy Schmid
Up to 40% of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience co-occurring mental illness. As a former direct care worker and special ...
Sexual assault and violence disproportionately affect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), with findings from NPR revealing that people with IDD are assaulted at seven times ...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual assault and violence disproportionately affect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), with findings from NPR revealing that peo...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual assault and violence disproportionately affect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), with findings from NPR revealing that peo...
Chris Miller, James Meadours, and Kecia Weller
Every day, in every community across the U.S., people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are being sexually assaulted. Too many h...
