March 14 (3/14…get it?) is Pie Day at the Arkansas State Capitol! Every year since 2019, disability advocates have converged on the Capitol during … [Read more...] about Speak Up Arkansas: Talking self-advocacy, disability rights…and pie
Speak Up Arkansas: The Medicaid Waiver Waiting List
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson last month announced a plan to address the services waiting list for those with intellectual and developmental … [Read more...] about Speak Up Arkansas: The Medicaid Waiver Waiting List
Employment Rights for People with Disabilities
People with disabilities experience widespread discrimination, especially in the workplace. Of the 61 million adults in America who are living with a … [Read more...] about Employment Rights for People with Disabilities
How Can You Make the Workplace More Disability-Friendly?
It is your job as an employer to ensure that all of your employees have a safe and comfortable environment in which to work and that they have access … [Read more...] about How Can You Make the Workplace More Disability-Friendly?
Speak Up Arkansas: The Year in Review
DRA is Arkansas’s protection and advocacy organization. We help people with disabilities. Sometimes they need legal representation, or information, or … [Read more...] about Speak Up Arkansas: The Year in Review
Governor’s proposed tax cuts: A bad deal for Arkansans with disabilities
Governor Hutchinson is planning to call a special session of the state legislature to reduce the top individual tax rate in Arkansas. While lower … [Read more...] about Governor’s proposed tax cuts: A bad deal for Arkansans with disabilities
SPEAK UP ARKANSAS: Disability Visibility in Public Policy airs TONIGHT on KABF 88.3
The Arkansas Alliance for Disability Advocacy is a new program of Disability Rights Arkansas, aimed at increasing disability visibility in public … [Read more...] about SPEAK UP ARKANSAS: Disability Visibility in Public Policy airs TONIGHT on KABF 88.3
An Open Letter to HR Departments…
Hello there! I see your signs in the windows and ads online that you are looking for people to fill open positions within your business. I figure it … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to HR Departments…
NEW SPEAK UP ARKANSAS EPISODE: Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. On this week’s episode of Speak Up Arkansas, we have two of our favorite guests, DRA’s Jen Goodwin … [Read more...] about NEW SPEAK UP ARKANSAS EPISODE: Disability Employment Awareness Month