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Our Mission
Promoting and protecting the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supporting their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
Our Impact
With your help, we are working every day to build a future of inclusive work, play, worship, community, travel, and more.
600+
LOCAL CHAPTERS
70+ Years
DRIVING CHANGE AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
1,000+
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
What We Do
Link to: Policy & Advocacy
PUBLIC POLICY
A strong presence at the local, state, and national legislative levels
Link to: Grassroots
GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY
Transforming legislation and numbers into real-life impact
Link to: OUR INITIATIVES
OUR INITIATIVES
Innovative programs on almost every aspect of community life
Link to: Find A Chapter
OUR NETWORK
Hundreds of state & local chapters in communities across the US
Link to: Events
ANNUAL EVENTS
Meet others from across the US and strengthen your work
Link to: Find Resources
RESOURCES
Fact sheets, webinars, toolkits, and more on a variety of topics
New Resources on Sexual Violence & Disability
People with IDD are sexually assaulted at seven times the rate of people without disabilities. The Arc’s Talk About Sexual Violence project, in partnership with the Board Resource Center, has developed new materials to help health care professionals, people with disabilities, and their families and supporters to tackle this problem head-on.
Special Education Advocacy Curriculum
Whether you are a parent, educator, service provider, or non-attorney advocate, The Arc@School’s Advocacy Curriculum provides the basic information needed to navigate the special education system. Learn about early intervention services, individualized education programs, Section 504, and more!
Join Our Fight for Equal Rights for All
The Arc fights every day to protect civil rights and access to vital programs, such as Medicaid, for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). But we can’t do it alone! We need the help of people with IDD, their families, and allies of the cause.
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The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
