The Arc of Central Nebraska

05/12/2025

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04/12/2025

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Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we honor the leadership, dignity, and brilliance of disabled people everywhere.

This day is a reminder that disability rights are human rights and that true inclusion is built through action, access, and unwavering commitment.
It is also a call to continue the work: removing systemic barriers, expanding access, and ensuring that policies, practices, and institutions uphold the rights of people with disabilities.

At DREDF, we remain dedicated to advancing justice, challenging discrimination, and working alongside disabled communities to build a world where every person can live fully, freely, and without barriers.

02/12/2025

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1 in 4 Americans have a disability. The language used about us MATTERS. It matters to us and to our families, caregivers, siblings, friends, and neighbors. The R-word isn’t a punchline—it’s harmful.

When we choose respect over the R-word, we create a world where everyone is seen, heard, and valued.

Respect is no joke, and it’s time we started treating it that way.

02/12/2025

💙 It’s Giving Tuesday! 💙

Today, people around the world are coming together to make a difference — and right here in Central Nebraska, you can too!

At The Arc of Central Nebraska, your support helps us empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, work, and thrive in our community. 🌻

Every dollar helps us provide advocacy, support, and opportunities for inclusion — things that make a lasting impact on the lives of the people we serve and their families.

🌟 Here’s how you can help today:
✅ Make a donation — big or small, it matters!
✅ Share this post to spread the word.
✅ Tell us in the comments what inclusion means to you.

Together, we can build a kinder, more inclusive Nebraska — one act of giving at a time. 💛

https://www.arccentralne.org/donate.html or venmo

01/12/2025

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01/12/2025

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01/12/2025

🍯💻 Cyber Monday with a Sweet Twist! 💻🍯

Skip the online chaos and shop with heart this Cyber Monday — support The Arc of Central Nebraska by purchasing our locally sourced Arc Honey! 🐝💛

Each jar of honey isn’t just sweet — it helps support programs that empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, work, and thrive right here in our community.

✨ Give the gift that gives back this season!
Perfect for holiday baskets, teacher gifts, or a little something for yourself.

👉 Comment below or message us to order your honey today!
Let’s make Cyber Monday a little kinder — and a lot sweeter. 🍯

29/11/2025

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50 Years of IDEA—Celebrating Progress, Protecting the Future

November 29 marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Before this landmark law, many children with disabilities were denied a public education. IDEA and the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) changed that, opening doors for millions of students and sparking innovations like Universal Design for Learning (UDL), assistive technology, and tools that make learning accessible for everyone. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Kj6nP3

But IDEA’s progress is at risk. The U.S. Department of Education is being dismantled, staff fired, offices are being moved to other agencies, and OSEP may be moved from the Department of Education (ED) to the Department of Health and Human Services. These actions would weaken oversight, disrupt services, and undo decades of progress. Congress needs to hold bipartisan Congressional oversight hearings immediately to stop these damaging actions.

As we celebrate 50 years of IDEA, it’s time to take action. Use NDSC’s Action Alert to tell Congress to protect IDEA and hold an oversight hearing: https://bit.ly/NDSCActionAlerts

Let’s honor 50 years of progress and protect the next 50.

27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Arc of Central Nebraska! 🦃

26/11/2025

25/11/2025

Dear Friends and Supporters,

It’s time to renew your annual membership with The Arc of Central Nebraska! Your membership helps us continue our mission of advocating for and supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community.

Membership Levels:
Individual: $25
Family: $50 (please note: all individuals over 18 must have their own membership)
Business & Service Provider Memberships: Available – contact us for details.
Important Membership Benefit:

Dues must be paid by December 1st to receive the discount on the annual banquet meal.
Member price: $5 per meal
Non-member price: $20 per meal

To renew or sign up, please send payment and complete your membership by December 1st.

You can also pay online (fee included to pay online $26 for member, $51 for Family membership) at https://www.arccentralne.org/membership.html

We also take Venmo:
https://venmo.com/u/ArcCentralNe

For questions or more information about business and service provider memberships, please reach out to:
Teshawna Sawyer
📧 arccentralne@gmail.com
📞 308-379-8070
Thank you for being an important part of The Arc of Central Nebraska. Your membership truly makes a difference in the lives of those we serve.
With gratitude,
The Arc of Central Nebraska

24/11/2025

📢🚨We are getting ready to finalize our winners for this year's Catalyst Award winners. Have someone you are interested in nominating?

Use this form: https://forms.gle/zL5ZvdG1oRAVFSpc6

The Arc Catalyst awards were created in 2015 to recognize individuals, businesses, and other organizations that have made extraordinary contributions toward greater social inclusion and the advancement of the human and civil rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Honorees are recognized for achievements that have benefitted people with disabilities by creating equity, promoting greater independence, protecting human and civil rights, and raising public awareness of challenges facing the national I/DD community—work that embodies what inclusion truly means.