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 disabilities. Over 3,200 people are currently waiting to receive services that would enable them to live independently in their own communities. Some have been waiting for decades. Under the Governor’s plan, existing state revenue […]
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 disability, only 17.9% of them are gainfully employed. And of the ones who are employed, 29% are only working part-time. This is a combination of many factors, including a lack of public education […]
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 to all the tools they need to be successful. This includes employees with disabilities. Unfortunately, most companies are not disability-friendly. Even though this is not usually […]
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 referral to another agency for services. We provide information about voting rights, self-advocacy, and laws and policies that affect the lives of people with disabilities. We can intervene in cases of abuse or neglect. We […]
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 taxes might sound great, the Governor’s proposed tax cuts are a bad deal for Arkansans with disabilities. Here’s why. Good for the wealthiest Arkansans, not so good for people with […]