TheArcLink

TheArcLink announces the launch of New York, Ohio and Massachusetts into its database of services and providers. These additions mean that over half of the United States population can find in one place how the disability service system works in their state and can find information on providers, advocacy services, state-specific news, updates and opinion. Other states now included on TheArcLink are Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

We wish to acknowledge the hard work of all the people and supporters who have made these additions possible, particular the staff members of NYSARC, The Arc of Massachusetts and The Arc of Ohio.

We are also grateful for the financial sponsorship of NYSARC, The John W. Alden Trust, the Agnes M. Lindsay Trust, the New York Community Trust-Baird Family Fund, the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and the Ohio Legal Rights Service.

Please encourage your organization to include a link to www.TheArcLink.org on its web page as well as in newsletters and other material, and encourage people with developmental disabilities and their family members and friends to visit TheArcLink. If you are a provider and wish to review your listing, send an email to review@thearclink.org with the provider name and the state you are in.

TheArcLink had 2,666 visitors last week. Our estimates are that 40% of our visitors are individuals and families, 15% are state officials, 15% are in the educational system and 30% are providers.

Also, please visit TheArcLink’s Calendar, which is at www.TheArcLink.org, where there are now more than 600 events listed nationwide. TheArcLink Calendar is a free public service available to any organization that sponsors disability-related events. If you want to register your organization to post events on the Calendar, go to http://www.thearclink.org/calendar/signUp.asp to sign up.