The Arc of the United States
@thearcus.bsky.social
Advocating for respect, dignity, and inclusion for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities and their families. We’re here to create a world where everyone belongs. Come see what we’re up to at www.thearc.org.
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BREAKING: The House just voted to gut Medicaid and SNAP—over $1 trillion slashed from programs that millions with disabilities rely on to survive. If this passes the Senate, people will lose care and services. Parents will skip meals so their kids can eat.
Read our full response: bit.ly/4jdAx1C #ProtectMedicaid
What the House's Budget Proposal Means for People with Disabilities
The House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill that slashes Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), programs that millions of people with disabilities rely...
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May 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Read our full response: bit.ly/4jdAx1C #ProtectMedicaid
These cuts are devastating. And we won't be silent while our community is pushed past the brink. Now is the time to fight back. Help us flood the Senate with calls, emails, stories—whatever it takes to make them stop this: bit.ly/4k8avhF
May 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
These cuts are devastating. And we won't be silent while our community is pushed past the brink. Now is the time to fight back. Help us flood the Senate with calls, emails, stories—whatever it takes to make them stop this: bit.ly/4k8avhF
BREAKING: The House just voted to gut Medicaid and SNAP—over $1 trillion slashed from programs that millions with disabilities rely on to survive. If this passes the Senate, people will lose care and services. Parents will skip meals so their kids can eat.
May 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
BREAKING: The House just voted to gut Medicaid and SNAP—over $1 trillion slashed from programs that millions with disabilities rely on to survive. If this passes the Senate, people will lose care and services. Parents will skip meals so their kids can eat.
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Big News! The power of the disability community’s advocacy. “The case remains a significant threat to the rights of people with disabilities, as the 17 states continue to challenge the updated Section 504 ...” said Shira Wakschlag, general counsel at @thearcus.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ye89nen9
States Drop Effort To Overturn Section 504, But Continue To Challenge Disability Protections
Seventeen states are no longer seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, but advocates say threats remain.
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May 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Big News! The power of the disability community’s advocacy. “The case remains a significant threat to the rights of people with disabilities, as the 17 states continue to challenge the updated Section 504 ...” said Shira Wakschlag, general counsel at @thearcus.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ye89nen9
These cuts would strip health care from people with disabilities. It’s not just numbers on a page, it’s real people, real care, and real consequences. We’re mobilizing—and we need you with us! Tell Congress: No cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. Take action now: bit.ly/4mgTXVZ
Tell Congress: No Medicaid or SNAP Cuts!
We need Congress to support Medicaid & SNAP for people with disabilities and their families! [@campaign]
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May 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
These cuts would strip health care from people with disabilities. It’s not just numbers on a page, it’s real people, real care, and real consequences. We’re mobilizing—and we need you with us! Tell Congress: No cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. Take action now: bit.ly/4mgTXVZ
This week, committees in Congress voted to cut Medicaid and food assistance (SNAP). There are more steps that have to happen before these cuts are finalized, and they are moving fast. We MUST stop this! ⬇️
May 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This week, committees in Congress voted to cut Medicaid and food assistance (SNAP). There are more steps that have to happen before these cuts are finalized, and they are moving fast. We MUST stop this! ⬇️
You can be part of it from home! We have a simple way for you to share your Medicaid story and let Congress know what’s at stake: bit.ly/42VYc0p #WeActWednesday #ProtectMedicaid
Share what Medicaid means to you!
Why does Medicaid matter to YOU? Share your story now! #CareCantWait [@campaign]
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May 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
You can be part of it from home! We have a simple way for you to share your Medicaid story and let Congress know what’s at stake: bit.ly/42VYc0p #WeActWednesday #ProtectMedicaid
We’re joining partners for a 24-hour vigil to protect Medicaid. We’re sharing real stories on the steps of the Capitol to send a powerful message to Congress: people are watching, and people need this care. Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/tBo00pL...
May 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We’re joining partners for a 24-hour vigil to protect Medicaid. We’re sharing real stories on the steps of the Capitol to send a powerful message to Congress: people are watching, and people need this care. Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/tBo00pL...
Children with disabilities who do not receive appropriate education services will face greater isolation, unemployment, and poverty. We cannot afford to undo the hard-won gains of the past—we must protect the future of every student, because the strength of our society depends on it.
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Children with disabilities who do not receive appropriate education services will face greater isolation, unemployment, and poverty. We cannot afford to undo the hard-won gains of the past—we must protect the future of every student, because the strength of our society depends on it.
While the right to a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities will remain under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, states will struggle to deliver on its promise without federal technical assistance, oversight, and enforcement. ⬇️
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
While the right to a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities will remain under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, states will struggle to deliver on its promise without federal technical assistance, oversight, and enforcement. ⬇️
Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education is more than a policy shift—it will reverse five decades of progress for students with disabilities. ⬇️
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education is more than a policy shift—it will reverse five decades of progress for students with disabilities. ⬇️
Advocacy in action, thank you!!
Sent an email to all my local representatives yesterday. The Arc makes it an easy process. Please go make your voices heard. Disabled individuals depend on benefits like Medicaid to survive. Being disabled is not a choice, they have no other options.
Millions of people with disabilities rely on Medicaid for health care and daily services—but Congress is threatening to cut it. We can’t let that happen. The more people take action, the harder it will be for Congress to ignore us. Tell Congress to #ProtectMedicaid: bit.ly/3Y01Rsm
March 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Advocacy in action, thank you!!
Millions of people with disabilities rely on Medicaid for health care and daily services—but Congress is threatening to cut it. We can’t let that happen. The more people take action, the harder it will be for Congress to ignore us. Tell Congress to #ProtectMedicaid: bit.ly/3Y01Rsm
Tell Congress: Medicaid Is a Lifeline for People With Disabilities!
We need Congress to support Medicaid for people with disabilities and their families! [@campaign]
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March 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Millions of people with disabilities rely on Medicaid for health care and daily services—but Congress is threatening to cut it. We can’t let that happen. The more people take action, the harder it will be for Congress to ignore us. Tell Congress to #ProtectMedicaid: bit.ly/3Y01Rsm
The House of Reps is planning to vote today on a bill that will start a process to cut $800 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Call NOW & tell them not to take away health care & essential services from millions of people w disabilities, children, & older adults: bit.ly/4bcPiiV
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The House of Reps is planning to vote today on a bill that will start a process to cut $800 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Call NOW & tell them not to take away health care & essential services from millions of people w disabilities, children, & older adults: bit.ly/4bcPiiV
Here's what's at stake for the #disability community from Kim, our #Medicaid Policy lead, and Tracy, a self-advocate w/The Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley ⬇️
Republican lawmakers sound antsy about cutting a program that benefits many of their own constituents.
Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Could Hit These Red States Hardest
Republican lawmakers sound antsy about cutting a program that benefits many of their own constituents.
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February 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here's what's at stake for the #disability community from Kim, our #Medicaid Policy lead, and Tracy, a self-advocate w/The Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley ⬇️
If this happens, millions could lose access to a quality education, and every parent could lose a key safeguard ensuring schools serve all children fairly.
February 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If this happens, millions could lose access to a quality education, and every parent could lose a key safeguard ensuring schools serve all children fairly.
MUST-READ 🚨 Our CEO breaks down a growing threat to disability rights in a new @newsweek.com op-ed. Some lawmakers want to dismantle the U.S. Department of Ed—a move that could erase decades of progress & strip away vital protections for students with disabilities. www.newsweek.com/department-e...
Education Department Helps Students With Disabilities | Opinion
If the U.S. Department of Education disappears, millions of students with disabilities will face even greater barriers to getting the education they deserve.
www.newsweek.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
MUST-READ 🚨 Our CEO breaks down a growing threat to disability rights in a new @newsweek.com op-ed. Some lawmakers want to dismantle the U.S. Department of Ed—a move that could erase decades of progress & strip away vital protections for students with disabilities. www.newsweek.com/department-e...
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Medicaid is a lifeline for me and so many others! Call your congressional leaders and tell them no cuts to this vital program!
Take Action today! Any cuts to Medicaid would have serious consequences—people with disabilities will lose the care they count on. Tell your members of Congress: no cuts to Medicaid. Take action now: bit.ly/3EBAVZ4 #HandsOffOurMedicaid #ProtectMedicaid
February 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Medicaid is a lifeline for me and so many others! Call your congressional leaders and tell them no cuts to this vital program!
Thank you to everyone who has taken action! Together, we have sent over 11,000 messages to Congress this week! 💪🫶#ProtectMedicaid #HandsOffOurMedicaid
Take Action today! Any cuts to Medicaid would have serious consequences—people with disabilities will lose the care they count on. Tell your members of Congress: no cuts to Medicaid. Take action now: bit.ly/3EBAVZ4 #HandsOffOurMedicaid #ProtectMedicaid
February 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thank you to everyone who has taken action! Together, we have sent over 11,000 messages to Congress this week! 💪🫶#ProtectMedicaid #HandsOffOurMedicaid
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Class-action lawsuit against DC's OSSE continues forward. Case filed by 5 parents of students who have disabilities & by @thearcus.bsky.social. Focuses on failures to provide "safe, reliable, & appropriate" transportation for students who have disabilities.
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Class-Action Lawsuit Continues Forward; Related Service of Transportation at Core of Suit Against District of Columbia's OSSE
A class-action lawsuit against District of Columbia's Office of the State Superintendent for Education will continue forward. The case was filed by fiv ...
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February 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Class-action lawsuit against DC's OSSE continues forward. Case filed by 5 parents of students who have disabilities & by @thearcus.bsky.social. Focuses on failures to provide "safe, reliable, & appropriate" transportation for students who have disabilities.
specialeducationaction.com/class-action...
specialeducationaction.com/class-action...
Take Action today! Any cuts to Medicaid would have serious consequences—people with disabilities will lose the care they count on. Tell your members of Congress: no cuts to Medicaid. Take action now: bit.ly/3EBAVZ4 #HandsOffOurMedicaid #ProtectMedicaid
February 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Take Action today! Any cuts to Medicaid would have serious consequences—people with disabilities will lose the care they count on. Tell your members of Congress: no cuts to Medicaid. Take action now: bit.ly/3EBAVZ4 #HandsOffOurMedicaid #ProtectMedicaid
🚨 Medicaid is at risk in 2025. Lawmakers are eyeing cuts, and The Arc is fighting back.
ICYMI: Our webinar on Medicaid advocacy this week drew 1,000+ advocates—and you can watch it now! Learn what’s at stake and how to take action: pulse.ly/6oiwyjyehc
#Medicaid #disability
ICYMI: Our webinar on Medicaid advocacy this week drew 1,000+ advocates—and you can watch it now! Learn what’s at stake and how to take action: pulse.ly/6oiwyjyehc
#Medicaid #disability
Watch the Webinar: Medicaid Advocacy in 2025
Learn about the growing concern of potential cuts to Medicaid and what you can do to help protect it.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🚨 Medicaid is at risk in 2025. Lawmakers are eyeing cuts, and The Arc is fighting back.
ICYMI: Our webinar on Medicaid advocacy this week drew 1,000+ advocates—and you can watch it now! Learn what’s at stake and how to take action: pulse.ly/6oiwyjyehc
#Medicaid #disability
ICYMI: Our webinar on Medicaid advocacy this week drew 1,000+ advocates—and you can watch it now! Learn what’s at stake and how to take action: pulse.ly/6oiwyjyehc
#Medicaid #disability
"To scapegoat people with disabilities for this tragedy just seems inconsistent with the facts," Katy Neas, chief executive officer of The Arc of the United States, which advocates for people with intellectual and developmental #disabilities, told NPR.
No, the FAA did not recruit people with intellectual disabilities to work as air traffic controllers. Despite what the President said about anti-discrimination programs. My story @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs–but they don't direct air traffic
After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, the President says diversity hiring has made the skies unsafe, but that's not how disability hiring works
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January 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"To scapegoat people with disabilities for this tragedy just seems inconsistent with the facts," Katy Neas, chief executive officer of The Arc of the United States, which advocates for people with intellectual and developmental #disabilities, told NPR.
People with disabilities—like all federal employees—are hired because of their qualifications, skills, and ability to do a job. In moments like this, we should be focused on facts and supporting those affected, not pointing fingers at an entire community."
January 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
People with disabilities—like all federal employees—are hired because of their qualifications, skills, and ability to do a job. In moments like this, we should be focused on facts and supporting those affected, not pointing fingers at an entire community."
A message from our CEO, Katy Neas, on recent events: "This is a devastating tragedy, and our hearts go out to the victims and their families. There is no evidence that FAA hiring practices had anything to do with this accident, and suggesting otherwise is misleading and harmful.
January 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A message from our CEO, Katy Neas, on recent events: "This is a devastating tragedy, and our hearts go out to the victims and their families. There is no evidence that FAA hiring practices had anything to do with this accident, and suggesting otherwise is misleading and harmful.