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A Legacy Built by Families. A Movement Sustained by Advocacy. Seventy-five years of progress didn’t happen by accident.
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| In 1950, families across the country — including here in Michigan
intellectual and developmental disabilities. They were told institutions were the only option. That dignity, education, and opportunity were out of reach.
They refused to accept that future. |
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What began as parents coming together to demand something better grew into The Arc-Michigan — one of the most influential
disability advocacy movements in the nation. In Michigan, that movement helped reshape education, civil rights, community living, and public policy, ensuring people with disabilities could live fuller lives in their own communities.
Over the decades, The Arc Michigan has stood at critical moments of change:
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— were told to accept exclusion for their loved ones with