On July 17th, we’re inviting our community to participate in The Arc of Washington State’s 5-year Strategic Planning process for 2025-2030. As we approach our 90th year of serving as Washington state’s oldest grassroots advocacy organization fighting for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families, we are inviting our members to join […]
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HR1 Medicaid Cuts: What Happened and What’s Next
On July 4, the President signed into law HR1—“The Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping budget reconciliation package that makes historic cuts t...
On July 17th, we're inviting our community to participate in The Arc of Washington State's 5-year Strategic Planning process for 2025-2030. As we approach our 90th year of serving as Washington state'...
Last week was an historic week in Washington. Despite the news swirling around us about the federal government’s proposed catastrophic cuts to Medicaid, our team was proud to gather with dozens of l...
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June 18, 2025
CONTACT: Stacy Dym, stacy@arcwa.org, Executive Director of The Arc of Washington State
Washington State hosts first bipartisan national Developm...
Sine Die: 2025 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
On Sunday afternoon, the gavel fell, and just like that, the 2025 legislative session came to a close. It was a session filled with highs and lo...
The Arc of Washington State is proud to stand alongside 48 members of the Community Advocacy Coalition for Developmental Disabilities and urge legislators to support the consolidation of state-run ins...
Disability Rights: From History to Action
I love history—especially learning how movements begin, how ordinary people make extraordinary differences, and how the threads of their work are still wov...
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) recently announced a series of changes to its organizational structure effective May 1st. Their statements are included in full...
