Leo’s Letter: The ADA, Policy Landmarks, and Your Activism

July 22, 2021Government Affairs, Leo's Letters, News

What are some of the key ingredients to advance opportunities for persons with disabilities? To start with, I would say laws, activism, and leadership. Continue reading

Take Action: Sign Our Letter of Support for the Better Care Better Jobs Act

July 16, 2021Government Affairs, News, Workforce Initiative

The Arc of Massachusetts has created a sign-on letter (based on The Arc US and other national organizations’ template) in support of the Better Care Better Jobs Act, which will be sent to the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation on Tuesday, July 20. Continue reading

Ellen Taverna, Leo Sarkissian Present on Becoming a Technology State at The Arc US NCE Summer Leadership Institute

July 15, 2021Government Affairs, Innovation And Technology, News

Ellen Taverna, Director of Policy, and Leo Sarkissian, Executive Director, presented at The Arc US NCE Summer Leadership Institute on July 13 about Becoming a Technology Forward State. Continue reading

Conference Committee FY’2022 Budget Maintains The Arc’s Priorities for the Disability Community!

July 13, 2021Budget & Policy, COVID19, Government Affairs, News

The Arc is grateful for a continued positive outcome in the FY’22 Conference Committee budget. Thank you to the Conference Committee members in the House and Senate. Continue reading

Leo’s Letter: Split Decision Allows Painful Electric Shocks to Continue

July 8, 2021Government Affairs, Leo's Letters, News

In a split decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned the FDA’s ban on the use of an electric shock device which inflicts pain on persons with disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts. Continue reading

The Arc’s Maura Sullivan Testifies In Support Of An Act Addressing the Inequitable Impact of the Pandemic on Black and Latinx Individuals with Autism

July 6, 2021COVID19, Government Affairs, News

On Wednesday, June 30, The Arc’s Maura Sullivan testified at a hearing of the Joint Committee on Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management, on our priority bill, “An Act addressing the inequitable impact of the pandemic on Black and Latinx individuals with autism.” Continue reading

Leo’s Letter: Time To Act

June 17, 2021COVID19, Government Affairs, Leo's Letters, News, Workforce Initiative

This is the time. Years of minimal rate increases have resulted in chronic vacancies in direct care positions in our disability sector. Nationally, before COVID-19, turnover rates were higher than 40%. But add the Commonwealth’s red hot real estate market to the mix, and you can imagine the crisis many families, individuals, and agencies face. Continue reading

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