I’m Determined
This project facilitates youth, especially those with disabilities, to undertake a measure of control in their lives, helping to set and steer the course rather than remaining the silent passenger. This is an external resource.
Think College
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Person with a disabilityAll StatesEducationOther/by The ArcThink College supports evidence-based and student-centered research and practice by generating and sharing knowledge, guiding institutional change, informing public policy, and engaging with students, professionals and families. Valuable resources include a searchable college directory and a family resources page to answer some of the most frequently asked questions that families have about college options. This is an external resource.
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Legal Professionals, Person with a disabilityAll StatesAdvocacy, EducationOther/by The ArcCOPAA’s mission is to protect and enforce the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities and their families. Our primary goal is to secure high quality educational services and to promote excellence in advocacy. This is an external resource.
National Disability Rights Network
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPAll StatesAdvocacy, Civil rightsOther/by The ArcNDRN is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP), collectively the largest provider of legally based advocacy services for people with disabilities in the US. This is an external resource.
Affordable Care Act Amicus Briefs
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Legal Professionals, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPTexasCivil rights, Health, Health CareLitigation/by The ArcState: Texas
Filed: April 1, 2019; May 13, 2020
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court
Overview: The briefs support the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and outline how the ACA has been essential to overcoming the disproportionate impact that America’s health care crisis has had on people with disabilities.
Excerpt: “…declaring the ACA unconstitutional in its entirety will uniquely and extensively harm [the disability] community…Congress could not have intended to inflict such harm upon people with disabilities when it removed the financial penalty associated with the ACA’s individual mandate but left the provisions above intact. And it is even more unlikely that it intended to do so without otherwise protecting disabled people who would shoulder much of the burden of invalidating the entire ACA. This Court should not ascribe such an intent to Congress and should reverse the district court’s decision which strips away the significant gains that people with disabilities have made since the ACA’s passage.”
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Related Media
Press Release: “The Arc Joins Appellate Court Amicus Brief Outlining Critical Importance of ACA for People with Disabilities”
Press Release: “The Arc Deeply Troubled by Affordable Care Act Ruling”
Press Release: “The Arc Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief Urging Court to Uphold Affordable Care Act, Congressional Protections for People with Disabilities”
Press Release: “The Arc’s Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in California v. Texas“
Think Before You Drink Brochure
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPAll StatesHealthFact sheet/by The ArcThis brochure encourages women to think twice before drinking alcohol while pregnant. It is useful in public health clinics, doctor’s offices, schools, and anywhere more education is needed about the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant.
TalentScout™
/in Advocate, Service provider / DSPAll StatesEmploymentToolkit/by The ArcTalentScout™ is a vital resource and toolkit that gives employers essential insight and tools that harnesses their employees with autism fullest potential and leads to higher levels of productivity in the workplace.
The Arc HealthMeet Assessment Results: Year 3 Technical Report
/in Advocate, Chapter of The ArcAll StatesHealthReport/by The ArcData report detailing health assessment results from The Arc’s HealthMeet project.
Caregiver Survey on the Health Status of People with Intellectual Disability: Technical Report
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Service provider / DSPAll StatesHealthReport/by The ArcIn an effort to better understand the health of people with ID, The Arc conducted a survey with caregivers of people with IDD. This report showcases the findings from that survey.
Caregiver Survey Research Brief
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Service provider / DSPAll StatesHealthReport/by The ArcIn an effort to better understand the health of people with ID, The Arc conducted a survey with caregivers of people with IDD. This concise summary showcases the findings from that survey and resulting report.
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The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
