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Transit Cuts in LA Hit People with I/DD
When The Arc Baton Rouge Executive Director Barry Meyer learned that the Baton Rouge Metro Council was considering a vote cutting services and raising prices, he was stunned.
Meyer knew that cuts would severely impact people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Cuts to services and raised fares would hit those that relied on these services most.
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Did you know that March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month?
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March is Our Month
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month thanks to The Arc’s advocacy on behalf of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It’s no coincidence that The Arc has chosen March to reveal its new brand identity nationally and in communities across the country to cement its leadership of the I/DD community in the minds of the public. Stay tuned for more announcements to come and watch for the new visual identity to appear March 1.
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| Steve Larson, Public Policy Director at The Arc of Minnesota. Photo courtesy of The Arc of Minnesota. |
Children Should Not be Budget Cuts
Hundreds of advocates descended on the State Capitol in St. Paul Minnesota to protest a “cuts only” approach to balancing the state budget. Most at stake are ongoing cuts to the state’s personal care assistance (PCA) program. “We have got to really look at what the impact is, not only fiscally, but on human life.
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