What Is the Census?
The 2020 census is coming! It’s important to be counted. Learn about the census and how to complete it in this video.
The 2020 census is coming! It’s important to be counted. Learn about the census and how to complete it in this video.
This virtual reality video, created by Interactive Media Institute, details step-by-step the air travel process so that individuals can become acquainted with a generic airport environment prior to taking a flight to help prepare them for their trip.
Amicus Brief before the New York Court of Appeals in support of adult adoptee with intellectual disability.
Amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court explaining the harm of private school voucher programs on students with disabilities.
Up to 40% of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) experience co-occurring mental illness. Despite the prevalence of mental health needs among people with I/DD, little is known about the best approaches for supporting the needs of people with I/DD and co-occurring mental health challenges and their families. In 2019 as part of its work as an FSRTC partner, The Arc conducted focus groups that probed the training needs of and barriers that disability, mental health, and education professionals face.
Amicus briefs filed in federal district courts in Washington, New York, and California in support of three lawsuits on behalf of 21 states against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security challenging the administration’s “public charge” rule as illegal discrimination. The briefs, on behalf of a coalition of national disability advocacy organizations, argue that the new rule discriminates on the basis of disability and must be withdrawn.
Through a review of Rocky Myers’ case in Alabama and a discussion with The Arc’s legal director, this episode explores the Supreme Court’s opinion in Atkins and later decisions holding that executing people with intellectual disability violates the constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Federal class action lawsuit alleging widespread failures by Kanawha County Schools (West Virginia) to provide behavioral and academic supports to students with disabilities in violation of federal law.
Sharing your point of view with your Members of Congress is an important part of our democracy – it’s their job to represent you and they want to hear from you. Learn how.
Partnering with The Arc to offer or expand inclusive volunteer opportunities in your community brings you and your organization several benefits.