The Arc of Arizona, Inc.

09/11/2025

Voting rights are important to us. We have created a new resource page at https://arcarizona.org/resources/voting/ including information on restoring voting rights if you or someone you know lost them due to guardianship!

09/03/2025

09/03/2025

Our partners at the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities shared an important advocacy opportunity regarding the U.S. Department of Labor:

The DOL is considering a rule change that "would take away federal minimum wage and overtime protections from millions of homecare workers. These are the workers who support older adults and people with disabilities to live in their homes and communities.

What’s at Stake:

Homecare workers could lose their right to $7.25/hour minimum wage and overtime pay

This change would worsen the care worker shortage, making it harder for families to find and keep qualified caregivers.

It would undermine the stability of home and community-based services that millions rely on.

Since 2013, these protections have helped reduce turnover, stabilize families, and improve care. Rolling them back would set us back more than a decade.

What You Can Do:

Submit your public comment today through the official federal portal. Use your story—why this issue matters to you as a worker, caregiver, recipient of care, or ally."

This action will take less than 1 minute to complete. Take a minute to protect our community: https://nacdd.quorum.us/campaign/137743/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMeiDhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHouMLMF8gHsEaYtQZ4AhyHtQCnR_64G6WDwVQT1dEEHrj-1fTbPhf9hMsgX9_aem_6G3uovTiNvP30DhGa-ZSFQ

09/01/2025

Getting a job is one of the biggest barriers people with disabilities face. Only 35% of people with disabilities are employed, compared to almost three out of four people without disabilities. For far too many, that gap is about opportunity. Labor Day is about honoring workers. So, let’s commit to hiring people with disabilities, paying fair wages, and building inclusive workplaces where everyone belongs.

08/27/2025

Join Disability Rights Arizona and the Arizona Disability Voter Coalition (AzDVC) as we meet and prepare for Disability Voting Rights Week, September 8th -12th, National Voter Registration Day, September 16th and the 2026 General Election.

The training is virtual via Zoom on September 3 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ASL and CART will be provided.

REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/45kz6to

AzDVC is a collaboration of more than 10 disability related organizations and stakeholders working together in a statewide effort to improve access to the electoral for Arizonans with disabilities. Our goal is to ensure that Arizonans with disabilities have an opportunity to cast a private and independent vote and have full participation in the electoral process in registering to vote, casting a vote and accessing polling locations.

For more information, contact Renaldo Fowler at (602) 274-6287 ex. 215 or at rfowler@disabilityrightsaz.org

08/27/2025

This isn’t just an attack on a voting method—it’s an attack on our right to vote.

Many Americans with disabilities rely on mail-in ballots because polling places are often not accessible. Banning mail-in voting and replacing it with paper ballots and hand-counting is a move that would disproportionately hurt disabled voters who need flexible and accessible voting options.

Learn more:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/trump-vote-mail-disabled-ballot-order/

08/27/2025

08/25/2025

La Castellana Cafe is run by SCTP as a job training program for our community members. Every purchase/donation supports our mission to provide local job and social skills training for our community members with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

This week's theme is Mexican soul food:
Monday: Pozole (a much coveted soup with pork and hominy)
Tuesday: Tacos de Carne Asada (do we need to say more?)
Wednesday: Manta en Taco o Caldo (a large serving of fish soup or, if you prefer, ask for it as tacos)
Thursday: Gorditas de Carne (very hard to describe, but it's a tasty beef dish)
Friday: Torta de Cochinita Pibil (marinated & shredded pork sandwich) AND Menudo!!

Come support the cause when you get the urge to eat but only from 8am-2:30pm Monday-Friday, because other programs take place after 2:30pm. The Cafe is at 71 E La Castellana Dr, Nogales, Ave, just off Morley Ave. If you have any questions about the food, catering, or hosting, call: 520-287-5421.