Posted on April 17, 2018 by The Arc Washington, DC – Yesterday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (TX-11) released a draft of the 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act, also known as the “Farm Bill,” to reauthorize farm programs…
Read MorePosted 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…
Read MorePosted on January 20, 2018 by The Arc The Arc released the following statement in response to Congress reaching a stalemate on funding the federal government, and consequently, shutting down the federal government’s non-essential operations: “The Arc is…
Read MorePublished 12/8/17 From the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Member Experience Advisory Councils for Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) help the Department develop and maintain a culture of person-centeredness…
Read MoreFrom The Arc of The United States Congress is moving quickly to pass a tax bill that will place critical programs for people with disabilities at great risk! The bill will reduce federal revenues so much…
Read MoreOur thanks to The Arc of the United State’s Blog for their help in compiling this information. Click here to read their original blog post, published on October 26, 2017 Colorado’s Open Enrollment Period is Nov. 1, 2017 –…
Read MoreOriginally posted here on October 24, 2017 by The Arc of The United States By: Nicole Jorwic, Director of Rights Policy, The Arc of the United States What is important to YOU about community living? CLICK HERE TO SHARE YOUR…
Read MorePosted Oct. 13th, 2017 Our thanks to the CHIP Coalition for creating this. It’s still the quality program it has always been. You may have heard about funding challenges for the program at the federal level.…
Read MoreLast Updated October 2nd, 2017 In Colorado, 90,000 kids and pregnant women use the Children’s Health Insurance Program (known as Child Health Plan Plus, or CHP+ in Colorado). On September 30th, the funding for CHIP expired.…
Read MorePosted on September 28, 2017 by The Arc Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 244 to 171 to revive a failed former policy that cuts off Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for certain people with disabilities…
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