What Is Voting? Voting is how people make choices together. When you vote, you say what you want. We vote for people who want to lead our country, state, and city. These people are called candidates. When they win, they become elected officials. Elected officials make choices about our lives. They decide how programs work. […]
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The Autism Society, The Arc, and the undersigned organizations are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Alex LaMorie, who was fatally shot during a police response to a behavioral health crisi...
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face disproportionately high rates of sexual assault, yet too many health care providers are still not trained to respond well when surviv...
Written by: James Meadours, a person with intellectual disability who has been doing advocacy work for many years in the self-advocacy movement
This month is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and it ...
Washington, DC – In the wake of the police killing of Ryan Gainer, a Black autistic teenager, The Arc of the United States and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing ...
Written by: Leigh Anne McKingsley, Senior Director of Disability & Justice Initiatives at The Arc of the United States
I had just completed my master’s in social work when The Arc hired me in...
Written by: Pauline Bosma and James Meadours, Advocates with Disabilities
As people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are also survivors of sexual violence, or work with su...
By: The Arc’s Talk About Sexual Violence Project and The Rainbow Program
How bias and discrimination impact survivors with developmental disabilities within the LGBTQIA+ community
Survivors of s...
Washington, DC – Neli Latson’s story of unjust prosecution and abuse in the criminal legal system was heard at the White House today, bringing attention to the need for better treatment of people ...
Too often, disability is criminalized due to a lack of understanding—by both the public and first responders. Disability-related behaviors can be perceived as threatening or suspicious, and it’s e...
