Silent Auction- Dec. 4-11, 2024 More information Coming Soon Shoutout to our donors:-Let's Roam: https://www.letsroam.com/ … [Read more...] about Silent Night, Empowering Rights
Navigating Employment: Empowerment and Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities
Episode Summary Have you ever felt the weight of underrepresentation or wondered how to navigate the workplace with a disability? Join us as we … [Read more...] about Navigating Employment: Empowerment and Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities
Celebrating 25 Years of Dedicated Service
We are so happy to recognize a staff member who has been with the organization for over 25 years. Susan Pierce started at the agency in 1998 as an … [Read more...] about Celebrating 25 Years of Dedicated Service
State Income Tax Cuts
Arkansas’s leaders are again pushing to cut or permanently eliminate the state income tax. Disability Rights Arkansas believes that this is not only a … [Read more...] about State Income Tax Cuts
Advocate Spotlight – Boomer
Boomer and Mollie just celebrated their four-year partnership anniversary! Boomer is a Seeing Eye Dog, and his job is to help Mollie, his handler, … [Read more...] about Advocate Spotlight – Boomer
Session Post-mortem
In a session dominated largely by controversial bills centered around public education and the rights of LGBTQ Arkansans to exist in public life, the … [Read more...] about Session Post-mortem
Registering to Vote Should be Easy
HB1537 has been filed, which would create an online voter registration option. States first began to allow online registration in 2002, which has … [Read more...] about Registering to Vote Should be Easy
Level up Your Vernacular
Last night, the Governor of our state, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, responded to President Biden’s State of the Union address. In her response, we heard … [Read more...] about Level up Your Vernacular
Board Votes to Place Perimeter Behavioral of the Ozarks’ Residential License on Probationary Status
“Perimeter has had numerous and severe deficiencies putting children at risk” – Placement and Residential Licensing Unit. On October 26, 2022 the … [Read more...] about Board Votes to Place Perimeter Behavioral of the Ozarks’ Residential License on Probationary Status