Disability Advocates Rally at the Capitol for Annual Pie Day Event
The Arkansas Alliance of Disability Advocates hosted its annual Pie Day event at the Arkansas State Capitol on Monday, March 14. An estimated 165 self-advocates, parents, family members, supporters and allies gathered in the Rotunda to remind policymakers that “people with disabilities deserve a piece of the pie.” The purpose of the event is to […]
Support for Employment, Support for Living: This week on Speak Up Arkansas
Arkansas Employment First is a philosophy that all people with disabilities who are of working age or transition-age youth should have opportunities to work in their own communities, in an integrated setting, for competitive wages. Proponents of Employment First say that this approach ensures that people with disabilities receive better wages, better benefits, improved health, […]
Self Advocacy and the Medicaid Waiver…
We should talk about self-advocacy, the Medicaid waiver, and the waiting list. First, Medicaid waiver helps people with disabilities live a full and productive life in the community. It creates jobs in healthcare that help people provide for their families and creates opportunities for people with disabilities to direct how they want to be assisted […]
Medicaid Waiver Waiting List – Christian Adcock
Over 3,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Arkansas are currently on the waiting list to receive services at home in their communities. These people and their families just want to be able to choose to live in and contribute to their community. Allowing these people the dignity of self-determination is not just the right […]
Speak Up Arkansas: Talking self-advocacy, disability rights…and pie
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 Developmental Disability Awareness Month. But this event raises more than just awareness: the goal is to provide an opportunity for people with disabilities to build connections with legislators, to advocate for […]