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Keisha Greaves is the founder of Girls Chronically Rock, an adaptive fashion consultant, and a self-advocate. In a new blog series, Keisha will share her story, as well as her perspective on key issues for the disability community. In this entry, Keisha writes about...

WBZ Boston visited the annual bike clinic hosteed by Northeast Arc’s Autism Support Center.

At its core, accessibility means ensuring that everyone, regardless of ability, has equal access to spaces, information, and experiences. It’s about inclusion. It’s about respect. It’s about dignity.

More than 400 people packed the Picasso Ballroom at Encore Boston Harbor on Tuesday, April 8, to help Northeast Arc celebrate An Evening of Changing Lives

Jackson Skane is a youth ambassador to Northeast Arc’s Board of Directors and an autism advocate. In a new blog series, he’ll write about his experiences with autism and how they have shaped his life and his career goals.

Language is powerful. It shapes how we see ourselves, how others see us, and how society understands disability. But for far too long, disability has been treated like a “dirty word”, something people tiptoe around, avoid saying, or replace with well-meaning but ultimately problematic euphemisms.

Northeast Arc CEO Jo Ann Simons and supported employment participant Sam Gibbs joined Kim Carrigan and Nia Grace to talk about Northeast Arc’s An Evening of Changing Lives Gala.

In conversations about disability and inclusion, the term ableism comes up frequently. But what does it really mean? How does it show up in everyday life, and why does language play such a significant role in dismantling it?