“My brother can’t talk” was enough for an officer to change the course of an escalating interaction. As a mom and a sibling, Lola shares her thoughts on creating better understanding and empathy. Learn why police disability awareness training is so important.

The Arc submitted comments to the Department of Education on their recent proposal to eliminate the Significant Disproportionality data reporting requirement from Section V of the Annual State Application under Part B of IDEA.

Find your state and download a state-specific Medicaid fact sheet that you can share with lawmakers and your community.

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.

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.