On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, The Arc will once again commemorate the life of Dr. King and his dream for equality and civil rights for all people. The iconic civil rights leader’s passionate and persistent fight for equality and against discrimination paved the way for the disability community to advance and […]
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On this Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, The Arc will
once again commemorate the life of Dr. King and his dream for equality and civil
rights for all people. The iconic civil rights leader’s...
Washington, D.C. – In advance of the Iowa caucuses, The Arc is announcing its new CaucusAbility project to help ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in the batt...
Washington, D.C. – This week, instead of finalizing a deal that would provide certainty and stability to a program that moves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) out of in...
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congress approved 12 weeks paid parental leave for federal workers caring for newborns, newly adopted children, and foster children, but the benefit falls short. Federa...
Washington, D.C. – The Arc is disgusted by monstrous allegations against two institutions for people with intellectual disabilities operated by the state of Iowa. The U.S. Department of Justice is r...
The Arc is concerned that a new federal rule in the food stamp program will hurt hundreds of thousands of people who experience food insecurity, including many with intellectual and developmental disa...
Washington, D.C. – The Arc applauds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for taking action to protect the rights of parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) under ...
Men with
disabilities are twice as likely as those without disabilities to experience
sexual violence. Yet few people know just how common it is, including health
care professionals.
The Arc’s N...
Disability Open Enrollment Week of Action kicks off Sunday, November 17, 2019 — but you can enroll until December 15!
The Arc believes that everyone, including
people with intellectual and deve...
