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- The Arc | For People With Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)
- Home - The Arc Oregon
The Arc of Oregon promotes and defends the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes
- Arc of the United States - Wikipedia
From 1973 to 1981, the name was changed to the "National Association for Retarded Citizens" From 1981 to 1992 that was changed to "Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States" The Arc assumed its present name in 1992, recognising the pejorative nature of the word "retarded" [12][13]
- Find a Chapter of The Arc
The Arc is made up of more than 600 state and local chapters across the United States Find a chapter of The Arc close to you
- Association for Retarded Citizens (Arc) | SpringerLink
The Arc was founded in 1950 as the National Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Retarded Children It initially focused on changing perceptions about I DD (then referred to as mental retardation), from the assumption that most persons with I DD necessitated institutionalization, to the recognition of their potential and their rights to employment and education During the 1960s and
- FAQ - The Arc Alliance
1950: Founded as the National Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Retarded Children 1952: Name changed to the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC) 1974: Name changed to the National Association for Retarded Citizens 1980: Name changed to Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States
- Presentation - The United Arc
1970s Special education and de-institutionalization take center stage; consent decrees usher in community services; ‘normalization’ becomes the watchword for services; a life in the community Associations for Retarded Children became Associations for Retarded Citizens
- FAQs | The Arc of Western Wayne County
Arc used to be an acronym for “association for retarded citizens ” After many years, self advocates and family members pushed to simply use “The Arc” as the organization’s name The name change arose out of concern with the label “retarded ”
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