Police disability awareness training didn’t exist when Retired Officer Bjes graduated from the police academy. In this video, Officer Bjes shares his thoughts on disability awareness training, national standards, and being prepared to serve people with autism in the community.

Eric Parsa had two dramatically different interactions with police—one was helpful and one led to his tragic and unnecessary death. This demonstrates the critical need for police disability awareness training.

“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.

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