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If you’re a woman with a disability over age 18, Michigan State University wants your help!

July 14, 2021June 29, 2022 | Blog

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The Arc and Coalition of Disability and Civil Rights Organizations Urge Court to Allow Britney Spears to Select Her Own Attorney in Conservatorship Case

July 14, 2021July 15, 2021 | Blog

Washington, D.C. – The Arc, with a coalition of 25 civil and disability rights organizations, joined an amicus brief filed Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the […]

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The Arc and Coalition of Disability and Civil Rights Organizations Urge Court to Allow Britney Spears to Select Her Own Attorney in Conservatorship Case

July 14, 2021September 13, 2021 | Blog

Washington, D.C. – The Arc, with a coalition of 25 civil and disability rights organizations, joined an amicus brief filed Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the […]

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First Responders For Vulnerable Families: Staffing Crisis Stretches Direct Care Workers To Their Limits

July 12, 2021June 29, 2022 | Blog

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Caring In Crisis: How Marijane Wiebenga is fighting for her family’s future during a Direct Care Worker shortage

July 12, 2021June 29, 2022 | Blog

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The Arc Denounces Ruling on Use of Shock on Residents with Disabilities at Judge Rotenberg Educational Center

July 8, 2021July 12, 2021 | Blog

In a stunning reversal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overturned the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on the use of electric shock devices that has inflicted […]

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The Social Security Law That Keep Parents Awake At Night

June 29, 2021June 29, 2022 | Blog

By Micki, Grassroots Advocate   My husband and I consider ourselves to be informed parents. When our twin sons Zach and KC were diagnosed with intellectual disability in infancy, we […]

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Better Care Better Jobs Act Will Make Huge Investment in Disability Services

June 24, 2021July 13, 2021 | Blog

The system that provides supports and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families has fallen far short of their needs for decades, and the COVID-19 […]

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#CareCantWait: COVID-19 Recovery Must Include People With Disabilities, Families, and the Care Workforce

June 24, 2021July 13, 2021 | Blog

By: Nicole Jorwic, Senior Director of Public Policy and Bethany Lilly, Senior Director of Income Policy While legislators in Washington, DC debate what IS and IS NOT infrastructure, people with […]

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The Arc Northwest Wayne is hiring a Development Director!

June 23, 2021June 29, 2022 | Blog

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