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President Obama Tells The Arc, Disability Community “I’ve Got Your Back”

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Barack Obama, President of the United States, made a surprise visit to a White House Community Leaders Briefing for The Arc. Here is the press release on the event from The Arc: Washington, DC – Today, 150 leaders of The Arc from across the country met with a variety of senior White House officials at [...]

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Joint Letter to CDC on Wandering

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Below is a letter signed by a number of disability groups, including the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) on the issue of the proposed ICD-9 code for wandering. These organizations oppose the addition of the code, for the reasons given below. This letter was sent to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics on Friday, [...]

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March Is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

For the past few years, each April gets a lot of attention for Autism Awareness Month. All well and good but are you aware that Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month has already started? A message from The Arc: March Is Our Month Thanks to the advocacy efforts of The Arc in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan [...]

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The Arc Action Alert – Do You Want “Congregate Care”?

Friday, February 25th, 2011

The Arc sends out periodic Action Alerts. I just got this one in my email inbox. Do you think the government should go back to segregated living and institutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities? Now is your chance to add your comments and be heard. Do You Want “Congregate Care”? Then now is [...]

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