Updated February 27, 2026 Every child with a disability deserves the chance to learn, belong, and thrive in school. The federal special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), guarantees a free, appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities. To be eligible, a child must have a disability and need specialized instruction […]
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Washington, DC - The Arc released the following statement in response to President Trump’s signing of an Executive Order on family separations.
The Executive Order directs the Department of Homel...
Washington, DC - The Arc released the following statement in response to the forced immigrant family separations that are occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border and news of children with intellectual and...
By: Nicole Jorwic, Chris’ Sister, Director of Rights Policy, The Arc of the United States
My home state of Illinois still has seven state-run institutions for people with intellectual and develop...
The Arc has joined more than 140 national, state, and local organizations, led by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, in a letter calling on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to k...
For the last two years, The Arc has been working with numerous disability advocacy groups to garner support for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which will promote, pr...
