The Arc of Alabama

01/03/2026

A new year with a new approach! https://adayinourshoes.com/childs-strengths/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPF_ttleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEewFZiV7TXrr1-IDQNwBa0gWQkTmrh9FICPycH7BWAfBt5NIt3ZiR1Dx9cBdA_aem_Q2O4fEZZwIxecOb6jujuLg

Discover different types of child strengths, including behavioral strengths, to highlight in an IEP. Download the free PDF list of student strength examples.

12/24/2025

From The Arc of Madison County, and every Arc Chapter in between, all the way to The Arc of Gulf Coast Alabama…we hope “ALL is calm and ALL is bright” for you this Christmas!

12/22/2025

This week marks the 11th anniversary of the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, named in honor of a former NDSS board member. The Arc is proud to partner with this organization and remains committed to advocacy toward financial freedom for people with disabilities.

💰 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘅-𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲, cerebral palsy autism 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀.

This year, NDSS and partner’s like The Arc, successfully advocated for the passage of the ENABLE Act, which 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 ABLE accounts by permanently extending three key tax provisions: ABLE to Work, which allows higher contribution limits for employed individuals, the Saver’s Credit, and rollovers from traditional 529 accounts.

Beginning January 1, 2026, ABLE eligibility will expand to include individuals whose disability onset occurred before age 46, up from age 26. 👏 This change will allow millions more Americans to open ABLE accounts. The Arc and NDSS remains committed to expanding and improving ABLE accounts so they continue to serve as an accessible and empowering financial tool for people with disabilities.

Want to learn more about ABLE accounts? See our own recently awarded DALLAS VICE from The Arc of Central Alabama sit down to share with our audience about the importanceof ABLE accounts! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRP_-08j8oJ/?igsh=MTBvOHI4eTdhMnV3Zw==a

Human Rights Organization for Individuals with Down syndrome

12/03/2025

Kick off the Christmas Season and shop for those special people on your list this Thursday! These amazing vendors will be ready to help you find the perfect gift from 5:00-9:00

12/02/2025

You are part of the difference we can make! https://thearcofalabama.harnessgiving.org/donate/?selected-method=one-time&amount=100&campaign_id=0
These are changed lives! Arc of Alabama supports 30 Chapters around our state to serve, guide, and provide for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. That support wouldn’t be possible without your donations. Please donate today to your local Arc Chapter,
http://thearcofal.org/about-us/alabama-chapters-of-the-arc/
and if there’s not a local chapter near you…then donate to us and help us grow! https://thearcofalabama.harnessgiving.org/donate/?selected-method=one-time&amount=100&campaign_id=0

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to all 30 Chapters of The Arc in Alabama! It’s been an incredible 75 years and our future looks bright! We are grateful for all our families, friends, supporters, employees, and the people we serve! https://www.alfutureplanning.org/

11/18/2025

Congratulations to Dallas Vice! Dallas has been honored with The Arc of the U.S.’s NCE Rising Star Award! 🎉

These awards honor individuals who exemplify professional excellence and make meaningful contributions to the intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) community. The Rising Star Award celebrates emerging leaders in their first five years of senior leadership within The Arc’s chapter network who are already making a profound impact.

As the Financial Controller at The Arc of Central Alabama, Dallas oversees all accounting operations, leads key financial and business strategies, and ensures accurate, timely reporting for the organization. Since joining The Arc in 2020, he has advanced through several leadership roles and now oversees six HUD entities and representative payee services for more than 200 individuals — directly supporting The Arc’s mission of person-centered support with excellence and integrity.

In 2022, Dallas was recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal as a NextGen: Money honoree, which highlighted up-and-coming financial leaders shaping Birmingham’s business community. He has also partnered with the Alabama ABLE Savings Plan, helping raise awareness about tools that promote long-term financial security for people with disabilities and their families.

“My goal is to positively affect the lives of those around me and to foster an environment that promotes the well-being of every individual within it.” — Dallas Vice

11/17/2025

Many Chapters of The Arc across Alabama are investing BIG into families confronting Autism. The Arc of Madison County was recently recognized at our Annual National Convention of Arc Chapters for the 2025 Program Innovation award for their statewide Autism Clinics. We are so grateful for The Arc of Madison County! Their efforts toward providing information, resources, research and supports for children affected by Autism are incredibly important. We are proud to see the diffrence makers they have become and hope to continue supporting their success this way! Congrats Friends!!! 🎉🤛🏻🫶🏻

11/13/2025

Disability rights and education advocates worry that most states don't have the resources — or, in some cases, the will — to adequately police and protect the rights of students with disabilities.

11/07/2025

Now may be a good time to ask our State BOE Members and Superintendents about the way Alabama plans to approach this potential change! This would be a great way to advocate for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities! You can contact them here: Email: superintendent@alsde.edu,
and https://www.alabamaachieves.org/state-board-of-education/

You can even reference this article as a point of concern.
https://www.k12dive.com/news/special-education-advocacy-US-Department-Education-McMahon-Trump/804792/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAN6_2tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeTZpAEaqEPzDhafcfO6_PoxLD71ytIN4XSwZMmX-wrxfEPbFot17co4ds-0o_aem_ECTseRC05yj0MlSUL9W_Ow

Though there's still no official plan to transfer the duties out of the Education Department, advocates are voicing concerns against such a move.

11/03/2025

https://action.thearc.org/uw7hihy?p2asource=sms-2025-1103

Many families are already going hungry. Tell Congress to act now to protect SNAP and WIC because food is NOT optional. []