On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, The Arc will once again commemorate the life of Dr. King and his dream for equality and civil rights for all people. The iconic civil rights leader’s passionate and persistent fight for equality and against discrimination paved the way for the disability community to advance and […]
https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mlk-day-logo.png400375Pam Katz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngPam Katz2020-01-14 12:24:422020-01-17 18:19:33The Arc Joins #MLKDay of Service to End Food Insecurity
Thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have their names sitting on waiting lists across the country, hoping they can gain access to the services and support they need to ...
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For 38 years, Paul Marchand was one of the most ardent and successful disability policy advocates working on behalf of The Arc, U...
Since 2003, the Disability Policy Collaboration (DPC) has been the shared public policy arm of UCP and The Arc. The DPC focuses on federal legislative and regulatory efforts to improve the lives of in...
One of The Arc's own was hurt in the tragic shooting that took place in Arizona Saturday. Thankfully, Ron Barber, U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' district director and an advocate for The Arc o...
NYSARC’s latest “News & Alerts/Legislative Advocacy Network” spotlights services to people with I/DD being cut by state governments across the nation to balance budgets and stem acute fiscal...
In the current political climate, it’s easy to become frustrated and start thinking that your voice doesn’t count. But we’re here to tell you that when you advocate for people with intellectual ...
The Arc’s been on a roll this year and everything we’ve accomplished in 2010 has given us momentum in moving full steam ahead in 2011.
Just as we have for the last sixty years, The Arc continues...
Imagine feeling like you’re imprisoned just because you have an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD).
That’s a reality for more than 4,500 people with I/DD in Texas "trapped" in nursin...
The Arc and the Autism Society are joining forces on Autism NOW: The National Autism Information and Resource Center – a new and dynamic National Initiative of The Arc funded by the Administration o...
