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Health Care for People With Disabilities The Arc

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) need universal access to high quality, affordable health care. While progress has been made, there is more work to be done to improve health care for people with IDD. We must continue our fight to protect and expand access to health care. You can learn more about The Arc’s position

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Health Issues for People With Disabilities The Arc

WebIndividuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face challenges related to eating healthy, maintaining weight, and being physically active. People with IDD also …

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Health Position Statement The Arc

WebHealth can be understood broadly as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well- being, not merely the absence of disease or disability. The term “health care” …

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Training Needs of Professionals Who Serve People With IDD and

WebUp to 40% of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience co-occurring mental illness. Despite the prevalence of mental health needs …

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The Arc and United Health Foundation Launch $2.5M Partnership …

WebThe United Health Foundation has awarded The Arc of the United States a three-year, $2.5 million grant to improve mental health care for people with intellectual …

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Health Position Statement The Arc

WebAll people, including people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities 1 (IDD), should have timely access to high quality, comprehensive, accessible, affordable, …

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HealthMeet® in Action in 5 States, Changing Lives

WebThe Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation …

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Health and Fitness for All

Webof participants increased their knowledge This fact sheet was supported by the Cooperative Agreement Number, 6NU59DD000993-03-02, funded by the Centers for Disease Control …

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Medicaid & People With Disabilities The Arc

WebMedicaid makes life in the community possible and is the primary source of health care and community-based supports for many people with IDD. The federal/state Medicaid …

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Mental Health and How You Can Help

WebThe Arc’s HealthMeet project works to improve physical health for people with IDD, but you can contribute too by creating a healthier conversation about mental …

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Aging and Down Syndrome

Webwww.ndss.org 1 Table of Contents Introduction 3 General Overview of Aging with Down Syndrome 4 Common Medical Conditions 6 Emotional and Psychiatric Well-Being 14

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Aging and Down Syndrome

Webwww.ndss.org 1 Table of Contents Introduction 3 General Overview of Aging with Down Syndrome 4 Common Medical Conditions 6 Emotional and Psychiatric Well-Being 14

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Housing for People With Disabilities & Their Families The Arc

WebSection 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. HUD’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program helps very low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities afford rental …

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Using Medicaid Is Complicated: That Hurts People With Disabilities

WebAccessing Medicaid should be made easier, not harder. The Arc will continue to advocate to strengthen and protect Medicaid for people with disabilities and their …

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Community-Based Long Term Supports and Services The Arc

WebThere are currently over 500,000 people with disabilities on waiting lists for home and community-based long term services and supports. The wait can be as long as 8-10 …

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We Must Do Better for People With IDD and Mental Health Needs

WebA Call to Action: We Must Do Better for People With IDD and Mental Health Needs. By Jennifer Alexander and Katy Schmid. Up to 40% of people with intellectual …

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Causes and Prevention of Intellectual Disabilities

WebCauses and Prevention of Intellectual Disabilities What Is Intellectual Disability? Intellectual disability is a disability that occurs before age 18.

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Hospital Visitor Policies Must Accommodate Patients With …

WebWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in response to the first federal complaint challenging discriminatory hospital “no-visitor” policies, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) …

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Social Security & Income Maintenance for People With Disabilities

WebSSI assists seniors as well as adults and children who are blind or have qualifying disabilities; to be eligible, you must also have little or no income or savings. SSI provides …

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The Affordable Care Act: What's at Risk

WebThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) made significant progress in expanding access to health care for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities …

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Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and SSI are Lifelines for …

Webwww.thearc.org Lifelines for New Yorkers with Disabilities… Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are lifelines for New Yorkers with …

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Court of Appeals State of New York before publication in the …

Web- 3 - No. 95 - 3 - “Article 10 erects a careful bulwark against unwarranted state intervention into private family life” and “[n]eglect findings cannot be casually issued, but require proof …

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