2025-02-09 3:26 pm    0 comments    Information

Millions of children and adults with disabilities rely on Medicaid for the support they need to live in their communities and their health care coverage.? In 2025, Congress has to make big decisions about what our nation’s priorities should be and how to pay for them. Some policy makers think there is money to spare in the Medicaid program. We know that’s not...

2025-02-09 3:23 pm    0 comments    Information

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides critical support for millions of people with disabilities to help afford the basics of everyday life, like food and rent. But SSI has many rules that make it hard for people to save money and get out of poverty. SSI has an asset limit that has not been updated since 1989! Assets include cash, money in bank accounts, most retirement...

2025-02-08 3:22 pm    0 comments    Information

The history of living with a disability in the United States has largely been one of discrimination, segregation, and exclusion from education, work, housing, and even from routine daily activities.   Fortunately, today people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have the same basic legal, civil, and human rights as other citizens. The U.S. Constitution, federal laws,...

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Your annual Chapter donation should be sent and membership applications updated in January of every year. It's time to check your records for the year of 2023. and see that your payment hasn't been overlooked, The Arc of Northeast Mississippi is a volunteer based non profit organization, and we rely heavily on the generosity of our community donors and our valued members yearly dues to...