{"id":12840,"date":"2019-04-07T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/?page_id=12840"},"modified":"2023-05-10T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T17:48:11","slug":"position-statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/about-us\/position-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Position Statements 41"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jqd5jnd9-7394beb6774b0e3d48b88741dd1a128e\">\n.avia-section.av-jqd5jnd9-7394beb6774b0e3d48b88741dd1a128e{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/1-Header-4.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-jqd5jnd9-7394beb6774b0e3d48b88741dd1a128e main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-border-styling  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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lgzjlkm7-108b74ad6675974329d91cfeed7a8257 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  top_special_heading av-inherit-size'><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'>\n<\/div><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Position Statements<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-29cwqlc-8f660dee8961943278cc6c8973dd93a2\">\n.flex_column.av-29cwqlc-8f660dee8961943278cc6c8973dd93a2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-29cwqlc-8f660dee8961943278cc6c8973dd93a2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-2et4k88-38bdb5d0be6ecc2d2aeaf268a6e3857b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-12840'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7pzk94-3b27d5cd421ec7ede8191ce79128f135\">\n.flex_column.av-7pzk94-3b27d5cd421ec7ede8191ce79128f135{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7pzk94-3b27d5cd421ec7ede8191ce79128f135 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div 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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-sa9xu0-fe5a0c571906701036385e5d0b6d5983 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Overview<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-24js3p3-4ef17ed129fed471fa51c7e6d13c2383\">\n#top .hr.av-24js3p3-4ef17ed129fed471fa51c7e6d13c2383{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-24js3p3-4ef17ed129fed471fa51c7e6d13c2383 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#fdcc09;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-24js3p3-4ef17ed129fed471fa51c7e6d13c2383 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-236arlz-65d6227d23365030fad5afde19addaac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Arc\u2019s position statements address critical issues related to human and civil rights, health care and treatment, and services and programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Position statements are used to inform The Arc\u2019s public policy agenda, as well as to provide the national platform of positions of The Arc for use by chapters at all levels of The Arc in its work \u2013 national, state, and local. The statements also serve to inform our constituency, stakeholders, media, and the general public on the prevailing organizational view on key issues.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"position_statement_heading\">Creation of Position Statements<\/h4>\n<p>The President of The Arc appoints the Policy and Positions Committee which considers development of new position statements and revision of existing position statements and which collaborates with the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).<\/p>\n<p>New position statements and revisions of existing statements are developed through a process that provides substantial opportunity for input and participation by chapters of The Arc. Chapter comments are taken into consideration as the final drafts are developed for consideration by the Board of Directors of The Arc. After approval by the Board, final drafts are presented to the Chapters for adoption at The Arc&#8217;s Annual Meeting. Once adopted, position statements remain in force until they are replaced or withdrawn. The Arc\u2019s bylaws require that the position statements be reviewed at least every six years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1ce6wa0-b4240f1097c1b3f7778a01947067d18e\">\n.flex_column.av-1ce6wa0-b4240f1097c1b3f7778a01947067d18e{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1ce6wa0-b4240f1097c1b3f7778a01947067d18e av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-236arlz-65d6227d23365030fad5afde19addaac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"position_statement_category_heading\">Policies Related to Quality of Life<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"position_statement_list\"><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/quality-of-life-summary\/\">Quality of Life Summary<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/quality-of-life\/\">Quality of Life<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-236arlz-65d6227d23365030fad5afde19addaac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"position_statement_category_heading border\">Policies Related to Rights<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"position_statement_list\"><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/rights-summary\/\">Rights Summary<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/autonomy-decision-making-supports-guardianship\/\">Autonomy, Decision-Making Supports, and Guardianship<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/criminal-justice-system\/\">Criminal Justice System<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/human-civil-rights\/\">Human and Civil Rights<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/inclusion\/\">Inclusion<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/physician-assisted-suicide\/\">Physician-Assisted Suicide<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/protection\/\">Protection From Mistreatment<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/self-advocacy\/\">Self-Advocacy and Leadership<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/self-determination\/\">Self-Determination<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ttae4o-307e306ee06627c4fe7865c6cd875b78\">\n.flex_column.av-ttae4o-307e306ee06627c4fe7865c6cd875b78{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ttae4o-307e306ee06627c4fe7865c6cd875b78 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-236arlz-65d6227d23365030fad5afde19addaac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"position_statement_category_heading\">Policies Related to Life in the Community<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"position_statement_list\"><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/life-community-summary\/\">Life in the Community Summary<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/aging\/\">Aging<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/behavioral-supports\/\">Behavioral Supports<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/early-childhood-services\/\">Early Childhood Services<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/education\/\">Education<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/employment\/\">Employment<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/family-support\/\">Family Support<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/health\/\">Health<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/housing\/\">Housing<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/individual-supports\/\">Individual Supports<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/opportunities-financial-asset-building\/\">Opportunities for Financial Asset Building<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/parents-with-intellectual-developmental-disabilities\/\">Parents With Intellectual and\/or Developmental Disabilities<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/sexuality\/\">Sexuality<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/spirituality\/\">Spirituality<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/transportation\/\">Transportation<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-236arlz-65d6227d23365030fad5afde19addaac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"position_statement_category_heading border\">Policies Related to Systems<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"position_statement_list\"><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/systems-summary\/\">Systems Summary<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/addressing-causes-effects-intellectual-developmental-disabilities\/\">Addressing the Causes and Effects of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/long-term-supports-services\/\">Long Term Supports and Services<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/research\/\">Research<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-2.png\" \/><\/li><li class=\"faq\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/position-statements\/support-coordination\/\">Support Coordination<\/a> <img 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