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When Bruce Entered My Life
By Evelyn Baron, written in 1991 In 1964, at age 40, I was happily married for 17 years and the mother of three children—a daughter, 14, and sons, seven and 10. With all three children in school, I decided to enter college to fulfill a lifelong dream. Shortly after I started, I found out I […]
The Arc Applauds New Effort to Reduce Red Tape in Medicaid and Other Federal Health Programs
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Biden Administration proposed a new rule finally updating the eligibility and enrollment processes for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This is welcome news to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families, who navigate a complicated bureaucracy to access the health and community-based services they […]
Guiding The Arc Through Lived Experience With Disability
“Nothing about us without us” is a theme of the disability community, reminding the world that people with disabilities expect and deserve autonomy over their lives. This includes actively participating in the organizational structures that advocate for and with people with disabilities. With this guiding principle in mind, The Arc established its National Council of […]
Home and Community Based Services Roundtable Discussion: What’s Next for Care?
Tuesday, August 30th, 11:30am-1pm via Zoom. Register for the Zoom Here! Join Caring Across Generations, The Arc Michigan, Alzheimer’s Association of Michigan, Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan, Detroit Disability Power, Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute, Mothering Justice, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative, and National Domestic Workers Alliance, for a Conversation with Congresswoman Debbie […]
The Arc Applauds Federal Student Loan Debt Relief Plan
Washington, DC— With the current moratorium on student loan payments set to expire at the end of this month, the Department of Education and the White House have announced a new plan to tackle student loan debt for millions of borrowers across the country. These new changes will help millions of people with disabilities, if […]
YOUR VOICE MATTERS
Today, Michigan people who use Direct Care Workers to support their overall wellbeing are stressed to the point of suffering. Those workers aren’t being paid enough to stay on the job. As a result, many people and families are heading toward a state of emergency. But how far away is the crisis? We need your […]
Senate Leaves Out of Reconciliation Bill a Badly Needed Investment in Disability Services
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the U.S. Senate’s vote today on the Inflation Reduction Act, people with disabilities, their support staff, and families will continue to fight for desperately needed resources for the home and community-based services system that has been strained to the breaking point throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the budget reconciliation process, The […]
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Everyone’s Uniqueness Should Shine
“I would love to see the day where everybody can stand on the mountain top and say ‘this is who I am and I am proud of it.’” – Shannon Mattox, State Director of The Arc Georgia Limbric Mattox is brilliantly unique. That’s how his mother proudly describes him. “He’s unique in his own ways,” […]