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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May 12, 2016
Dear Mr. Owen,
I am writing in regard to your Showtime Special "Agree with Myself" and its flagrant mockery of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). As the...
By: Nicole Jorwic, Director of Rights Policy
Every behavior is a form of communication. This is a truth that must be remembered, as we advocate for the civil rights for individuals with intellectu...
Washington, DC – With a new public health threat on the horizon for our country, yesterday the U.S. Senate finally acted to provide some of the funding necessary to address the Zika virus. With repu...
By: Nicole Jorwic, Director of Rights Policy
The Department of Labor released the much anticipated final Overtime rule today, with the an effective date of December 1, 2016. Along with the rule, D...
It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Adonis Reddick passed away last week. Adonis was an amazing and powerful advocate and we will remember him as a dear friend to The Arc.
Adonis was a p...
May 6, 2016
Mr. David Nevins
President and Chief Executive Officer
Showtime Networks Inc.
Dear Mr. Nevins,
I am writing in regard to Gary Owen’s Showtime Special “I Agree with Myself”...
[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 Robin Shaffert, Senior Executive Officer, Individual & Family Support, The Arc
One of the four goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act is economic self-sufficiency. Yet, far too many pe...
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 ...
