These recorded webinars provide a brief overview of the Spanish version of The Arc@School’s Special Education Advocacy Curriculum. The curriculum provides basic information that parents, educators, and non-attorney advocates need to support students and families in navigating the special education system. Watch the webinar to learn more about the content of the curriculum, how to sign up to receive an account, what to expect after signing up, and more.
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2024-03-06 13:00:402024-03-06 13:00:40Introduction to The Arc@School Advocacy Curriculum in Spanish
The Arc submitted comments to a request for information by a bipartisan Congressional group hoping to address paid leave. The Arc’s comments emphasized the importance of paid leave for individuals with disabilities and caregivers.
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2024-01-31 06:42:372024-08-30 11:38:31The Arc Responds to Bipartisan, Bicamercal Congressional Request for Information on Paid Leave Policies
The Arc submitted a comment on the proposed rules to update the Head Start standards. The Arc’s comments focused on the issues of restraint and seclusion on young children.
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2024-01-19 06:39:362024-08-30 11:37:33The Arc Responds to HHS’ Proposed Rule on Head Start Program Performance Standards
Transforming Health Care to Address and Prevent Sexual Violence of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Final Report
Health care providers hold vital positions in the growing national movement to address sexual assault. The overarching goals of the multi-year Talk About Sexual Violence (TASV) project were to raise the alarm about this silent epidemic, promote trauma-informed practices in health care, and compel action to prevent sexual trauma suffered in communities across the country.
This comprehensive summary report provides key findings, innovative solutions, and a call to action from survivors with disabilities, health care professionals, and other advocates.
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2023-11-17 12:30:442023-11-17 12:34:24Talk About Sexual Violence: Phase Three Final Report
The proposed rule would increase in the minimum salary threshold for white-collar overtime exemptions to an annual amount of $55,068. The Arc supports overtime for these workers but urged the Labor Department to work with its agency partners to ensure states increase the necessary funds to maintain access to Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS).
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2023-11-01 06:54:232024-08-30 11:36:51The Arc Responds to the Department of Labor’s Proposed Overtime Rule
In this webinar, Lori Ropa, Executive Director of The Arc of Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Gilpin Counties, discusses how she embarked on a journey with their advocacy team during COVID to “shift their views” and attempted to understand the thoughts and feelings of the people who came to support them. Lori’s team developed personas and mapped people’s journeys through The Arc through the lens of each persona. They then developed actionable items to make the advocacy experience even more positive for the people coming to their organization for support.
Students with disabilities are more likely to be restrained, secluded, suspended, expelled, and subjected to corporal punishment. In the name of behavior, children with disabilities, Black and brown children, and children with a trauma history are often misunderstood. Outdated behavioral management approaches are not working for the children who need our help the most. Being the parent or caregiver of a misunderstood child can be difficult. We are often blamed and shamed, but there is hope. A bit of neuroscience and a new lens on behavior can reduce and eliminate punitive practices and lead to endless potential.
Speaker Bio: Guy Stephens lives in Southern Maryland with his wife and two amazing children. He is the founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint (AASR). AASR is a community of over 25,000 parents, self-advocates, teachers, school administrators, paraprofessionals, attorneys, related service providers, and others working together to influence change in supporting children whose behaviors are often misunderstood. He has presented at conferences and events across North America and guest lectures for undergraduate and graduate courses as a national expert on the issue of restraint and seclusion.
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2023-10-26 14:22:542023-10-26 14:24:57Restrained and Secluded: How a Change in Perspective for Students With Disabilities and Simple Science Can Change Everything
In this video, Leigh Anne McKingsley, Senior Director of The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability, and Kecia Weller, Survivor Self-Advocate and Project Advisor, provide an overview of the key findings and recommendations of the Talk About Sexual Violence project over the past seven years.
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2023-10-24 10:32:312023-10-24 10:32:312023 Talk About Sexual Violence Final Report: Transforming Health Care to Address Sexual Violence of People With IDD
The Family and Individual Needs for Disability Supports (FINDS) survey provides insights and understanding of the experiences of families supporting a family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It is critical research to inform better policy development.
The FINDS survey was initially conducted by The Arc of the United States in 2010. It was updated in 2017 through a collaboration between the Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC/CL) at the University of Minnesota and The Arc.
The 2023 report focused on:
What are the challenges families face in meeting the support needs of their family members?
What are the economic implications of caregiving?
How does caregiving affect caregivers, and what supports do they need?
A better understanding of the experiences and needs of caregivers can help policymakers and others support caregivers in this critical role.
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2023-10-16 10:54:572023-10-16 10:54:57FINDS Community Report 2023: Family & Individual Needs for Disability Supports
The Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act of 2023 was introduced in Congress by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI). The bill would provide two years of additional Medicaid funds to improve access to HCBS by increasing direct care worker pay and benefits; decrease the number of people on waiting lists for HCBS; and pay for assistive technologies, staffing, and other costs that facilitate community integration.
/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.png00The Arc/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngThe Arc2023-10-02 06:49:252024-08-30 11:35:23The Arc’s Congressional Leave-Behind for the HCBS Relief Act
