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 mistake that could have a disastrous effect on the programs that individuals with disabilities rely on to live independently in their communities but also that this course of action is fiscally […]
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 […]
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 policy. The Alliance educates and empowers disability advocates, increases community awareness and support of disability-related issues, and fosters collaboration between advocacy programs to give self-advocates, peer advocates, parent advocates, and legislative leaders the tools […]
Self-Advocates have their say tonight on Speak Up Arkansas
People with disabilities have the right to manage their own lives and make their own decisions, with support if they need it. And self-advocates provide support to each other as well as educating policymakers and the public. Tonight on Speak Up Arkansas, we’ve got a fantastic panel of Arkansans who are leading the self advocacy […]