Madison, WI – The Arc Wisconsin was pleased today to see Governor Evers announce his strong support of proposals that will improve conditions for family caregivers and direct care workers who support people with disabilities throughout Wisconsin. Today the Governor announced a $600 million package that includes many of the recommendations forwarded by the Task […]

The Arc Wisconsin submitted the following comments to the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee on 1/15/21. To: Members, State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC) Vaccine Subcommittee Re: Vaccine Subcommittee Phase 1B From: Lisa Pugh, The Arc Wisconsin Thank you for considering these comments from The Arc Wisconsin, a statewide organization advocating for and with people […]

Wisconsin families with children with significant disabilities often have difficulty navigating the various systems they need to support their child (health, education, community services, etc.) or getting the services they are eligible for. Families in typically underserved groups face additional barriers. Earlier this year The Arc Wisconsin worked with 7 other family-serving organizations to ask […]

The Survival Coalition of more than 30 disability organizations (The Arc Wisconsin is a Coalition co-chair) supports the work of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Governor Evers’ administration to share regularly updated data regarding the impacts of COVID-19 in Wisconsin’s Medicaid Adult Home and Community-Based Services system.  People with disabilities and older […]

New statewide survey results show that Wisconsin’s Direct Care workforce, which provides daily care to some of Wisconsin’s most vulnerable residents, is on the brink of collapse. Data released today demonstrates that while these workers are braving the risks of COVID-19 to support people to live in their homes, nearly half must also work a […]

PDF version of this release The Arc Wisconsin celebrates family caregivers during November’s Family Caregiver Month while also recognizing that caregivers are in crisis. In Wisconsin, it is estimated that 580,000 caregivers provide more than 538 million hours of unpaid care valued at over $6.9 billion each year. Many family caregivers say they’d like help […]

The statewide Survival Coalition of Disability Organizations wants all policymakers to know about the key issues and programs impacting people with disabilities. Use this handy resource to give your elected officials and candidates the basic information on the supports and services you use and how they are funded. Find the Survival Coalition disability issue background […]

The Arc Wisconsin is pleased to support the recommendations shared with the Governor this week by the Task Force on Caregiving. The Arc Wisconsin’s Executive Director Lisa Pugh was appointed as co-chair of the Task Force and led the group over the past year in  deliberations on the final 16 proposals included in the report. […]

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) make many decisions. These decisions affect every part of daily life, including buying things they need, managing a budget, and talking with doctors about health care. It is very important to plan for how decisions are made and update this plan regularly. This way, everyone can make the […]

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