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The Arc Joins Disability and Education Groups to Warn about RIFs at Dept. of Education
The Arc joined hundreds of organizations to denounce the recent reductions in force at the Department of Education, particularly the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Hamm v. Smith
Amicus brief explaining intellectual disability is a condition that is diagnosed using both quantitative and qualitative data. Standardized IQ tests alone cannot substitute for a complete analysis of intellectual functioning. Under the Supreme Court's decision in Atkins v. Virginia, executing people with an intellectual disability violates the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. When assessing whether a person on death row has an intellectual disability, neither clinicians nor courts should treat the existence of multiple IQ test scores as excuse to avoid the need for a complete quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance and Education Program v. Kennedy
A coalition of educators, school districts, and unions has filed a lawsuit to stop the mass layoffs and dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education arguing that these actions violate the U.S. Constitution and federal law.
Jonathan R. v. Morrisey
Amicus brief explaining that federal courts routinely issue broad systemic relief to remedy violations of federal disability rights laws, The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia had the power to issue a system-wide injunction to end disability discrimination against children in West Virginia's foster care system.
The Arc Joins Autism Organizations for Roundtable
The Arc joined numerous autism and disability organizations to convene self-advocates, researchers, and caregivers to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the autism community today.







