Employment

The Arc of Larimer County (The Arc LC) promotes and protects the civil rights and overall wellbeing of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) through individual and systems advocacy and education to foster lifelong…

Posted May 18th, 2018 Governor Hickenlooper made a stop on May 18th in Fort Collins to sign a bill to increase employment outcomes for people with disabilities. The bill, SB18-145, sponsored by Senator John Kefalas…

Letter from Marilee Boylan, Executive Director of The Arc of Larimer County Published April 2nd, 2018  After a recent opinion piece in the Coloradoan titled, “Disabled workers in Fort Collins lose jobs with government rule…

Posted February 9th by The Arc Congress is about to vote on a bill that would strip away the civil rights of people with disabilities.  H.R. 620, also known as the “ADA Notification” bill, is…

Obtaining a job and having a way to contribute to our community is an expectation and rite of passage for working age people. Typically, when meeting someone for the first time, you’ll ask, “What do…

The Arc of Larimer County will host two human resource workshops, in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, to help employers obtain the most recent knowledge about the Americans with Disabilities Act, locate valuable…

On the morning of June 10th 2016, Governor John Hickenlooper signed bill SB16-077, Employment First for People with Disabilities, into law.  The bill, sponsored by Sen. John Kefalas, Rep. Joann Ginal, and Rep. Dianne Primavera aims…

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (or I/DD) face a startlingly low rate of employment as between 80-90% are not working.  This high number stands in stark contrast to Larimer County’s low unemployment rate of 3.7%…

by Marilee Boylan Hiring a diverse workforce includes hiring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). I know that you probably have seen people with I/DD bagging groceries and cleaning, but did you know that…