The Arc of the East Bay: Recent Episodes
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This Valentine’s Day, as many as 6 million couples will choose to celebrate their love by becoming engaged. But for many people with IDD, this dream of marriage forces them to choose between love and necessary supports to live independently. When Jen Met Eddie… Eddie and Jen first met while planning an Oregon self-advocacy event […]
The post When People With Disabilities Are Forced to Choose Between Love and Needed Benefits: Marriage Penalties appeared first on The Arc of the East Bay.
For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), a fully integrated life in the community often depends on not only people-powered supports like direct support professionals and job coaches, but on the technology to facilitate skill building, social connection, and much more. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world and shut down entire communities, […]
The post Click Here for Inclusion: Staying Connected During COVID-19 appeared first on The Arc of the East Bay.
This is the second of a two-part series that The Arc@Work will publish this month to speak on the new and emerging challenges faced by workers with IDD and how employers, disability services agencies, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can work together on creating solutions that create inclusion and workplace equity. In […]
The post The Workplace in 2020: How Employers Can Support Jobseekers With Disabilities appeared first on The Arc of the East Bay.
The Arc of the United States and Comcast NBCUniversal today announced a three-year renewal of their national partnership to expand digital technology opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Comcast NBCUniversal is providing $400,000 to The Arc’s Tech Coaching Centers, which operate their national digital literacy program, as well as chapters that have […]
The post Comcast NBCUniversal and The Arc Team up to Support Local Disability Agencies and Digital Literacy for People With Disabilities appeared first on The Arc of the East Bay.
By: Nicole Jorwic, Senior Director of Public Policy, The Arc After being all but ignored in the first three legislative packages that Congress has passed to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the disability community must rise up. We are once again fighting for our lives in Congressional negotiations—this time during a global pandemic. And the outcome […]
The post The Disability Community Must Once Again Show #WeAreEssential appeared first on The Arc of the East Bay.
By Rachel Baker Our community of Midland, Michigan, is a community that works hard to create inclusive opportunities for everyone. This past January, The Arc of Midland received a grant to organize and execute our first MLK Day of Service project. With the help of over 175 volunteers, we packaged and delivered food to over […]
The post The Power of Belonging: A Community Comes Together appeared first on The Arc of the East Bay.
In 2019, 37 states still have institutions where people with intellectual and developmental (I/DD) live away from their families and communities. Some may recall the horrible investigative reports over the last few decades that showed the terrible conditions in institutions, but many people fail to realize the facilities still exist and that state and federal […]
The post New Videos From The Arc Spotlight Need to Close Institutions, Support Community Living appeared first on The Arc of the East Bay.