Recently, The Arc and the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality released a first of its kind paper, outlining why paid family and medical leave (PFML) is a necessity for the economic secur...
https://autismnow.org/2017/12/01/paid-family-and-medical-leave-the-disability-angle/
This week, The Arc’s Center for Future Planning released videos as well as easy-to-read and detailed information for people with disabilities. These resources help people with disabilities lear...
This past June was LGBTQ Pride month in the U.S. In cities all across the country, members of the LGBTQ community celebrated their true selves by holding parades and other events, uniting the com...
https://autismnow.org/2017/09/01/the-arc-mercer-introduces-special-needs-alliance-for-pride-snap/
In late July, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a dangerous bill that would have been devastating to people with disabilities and their families (read The Arc’s statement). At stake was access to ...
https://autismnow.org/2017/09/01/never-underestimate-the-power-of-the-disability-community/
With the House passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the bill is now being reviewed in the Senate. The Senate has formed a 13-member working group composed of Majority Leader Mitch McCo...
Since its inception, The Arc has been on the forefront of special education advocacy. Many chapters of The Arc provide individual advocacy services for students with intellectual and developmenta...
https://autismnow.org/2017/03/01/introducing-the-arcschool-online-resource-center/
Congress has begun the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and it now is on the fast track to include drastic cuts to the Medicaid program as part of the replacement plan. The Hous...
https://autismnow.org/2017/03/01/medicaid-cuts-looming-what-you-can-do-now-to-stop-it/
As 2016 comes to a close, families and individuals with autism are reflecting on all they have accomplished this year. The Arc is also looking back on all it has achieved through their chapters...
For people with autism, assistive technology can be an avenue to independence. This past October, one chapter took a giant step in ensuring this vital resource is available to people on the spect...
https://autismnow.org/2016/12/25/the-arc-prince-georges-county-hosts-tour-of-new-learning-lab/
Building upon the ABLE Act of 2014, three amendments were introduced in the House and Senate in March 2016, and referred to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction. Unfortunately, they have no...
https://autismnow.org/2016/09/25/three-able-act-amendments-introduced-2/