Meet Linda and Javi
Medicaid gives Linda and Javi hope for the future. Javi has autism and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Medicaid has helped him to access the supports he needs from trained professionals.
Meet Soojung and Alice
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Person with a disabilityAll StatesAdvocacy, MedicaidVideo/by Pam KatzSoojung’s daughter Alice was born with Rett syndrome and relies on Medicaid to get the care she needs to survive and thrive. Cuts to Medicaid would be devastating to their family and to millions of others.
Meet Thelma
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Person with a disabilityAll StatesAdvocacy, MedicaidVideo/by Pam KatzWatch Thelma share her story about the importance of Medicaid in her life.
Public Policy Agenda for the 116th Congress Brochure
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPAll StatesAdvocacy, Civil rights, Community-based LTSS, Criminal justice, Direct Support Professionals, Education, Employment, Family support and future planning, Health, Health Care, Housing, Medicaid, Paid leave, Social security, Technology, Travel / Transportation, VolunteeringFact sheet/by The ArcBrochure summarizing the joint federal public policy agenda of The Arc, AAIDD, ASA, NACDD, and UCP for the 116th Congress (2019-2020).
Public Policy Agenda for the 116th Congress
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPAll StatesAdvocacy, Civil rights, Community-based LTSS, Criminal justice, Direct Support Professionals, Education, Employment, Family support and future planning, Health, Health Care, Housing, Medicaid, Paid leave, Social security, Technology, Travel / Transportation, VolunteeringFact sheet/by The ArcThe Arc partnered with AAIDD, ASA, NACDD, and UCP to create this joint federal public policy agenda for the 116th Congress (2019-2020).
Click here to view a brochure summarizing the joint federal public policy agenda.
The Arc’s Position Statements
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPAll StatesAdvocacy, Civil rights, Community-based LTSS, Criminal justice, Direct Support Professionals, Education, Employment, Family support and future planning, Health, Health Care, Housing, Medicaid, Paid leave, Social security, Technology, Travel / Transportation, VolunteeringPosition Statement/by The ArcThe Arc’s position statements address critical issues related to human and civil rights, health care and treatment, and services and programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Position statements are used to inform The Arc’s public policy agenda, as well as to provide the national platform of positions of The Arc for use by chapters at all levels of The Arc in its work – national, state, and local. The statements also serve to inform our constituency, stakeholders, media, and the general public on the prevailing organizational view on key issues.
Position Statement: Long Term Supports and Services
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPAll StatesCommunity-based LTSS, MedicaidPosition Statement/by The ArcPosition statement of The Arc and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on long term supports and services.
Position Statement: Aging
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPAll StatesCommunity-based LTSS, Family support and future planning, MedicaidPosition Statement/by The ArcPosition statement of The Arc and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on aging.
Medicaid.gov
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSPAll StatesCommunity-based LTSS, MedicaidOther/by The ArcOfficial Medicaid web site from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
State Overviews
/in Family member, Person with a disabilityAll StatesFamily support and future planning, MedicaidReport/by The ArcBecause programs and eligibility for Medicaid-funded services and supports are different in each state, this site gives you state-level details about each state’s Medicaid program. This site is maintained by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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