Community Living Is a Civil Right: Indiana Must Remain Vigilant
A joint statement from the Indiana Disability Alliance The disability rights movement has always been rooted in a simple belief: people with disabilities belong in their communities. For decades, people with disabilities were unnecessarily separated from family, friends, schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods because institutional settings were often viewed as the default option for support. Families…
Help Protect Home & Community-Based Services
Medicaid and Medicaid Waiver services help people with disabilities live, learn, work, and participate in their communities. As policymakers consider changes to these programs, they must hear directly from the people and families who rely on them or are waiting to access them. Please share how Medicaid and/or Waiver services have impacted your life or…
The Arc of Indiana Joins Organizations Opposing Changes to Federal Education and Disability Programs
The Arc of Indiana and The Arc of the United States has signed on to a letter from a broad coalition of disability, civil rights, and education organizations opposing plans to move key special education, vocational rehabilitation, and civil rights responsibilities out of the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Civil Rights into…
Why Choice in Disability Services Matters – Beth’s Story
When disability services change, the impact is personal. In a recent article from The Statehouse File, Beth Crane, a participant in The Arc of Indiana’s Advocacy Leadership Network (ALN), shared how changes to her caregiving services led her to explore Indiana’s self-directed care option, known through Indiana FSSA as INCharge Self-Directed Services. This option gives…
Case Management Transition Webinars
The Bureau of Disabilities Services (BDS) is hosting a virtual webinar to share information about upcoming changes to Medicaid waiver case management. To learn about “Meet & Greet” opportunities with case management organizations, click here. Meet & Great Virtual Webinar June 29, 2026 2 p.m. ET Click Here to Attend As a reminder, the case…
Waiver Case Management Meet & Greets
The Bureau of Disabilities Services is hosting in-person and virtual Meet & Greets for individuals and families to meet with the Case Management Organizations (CMOs) that were awarded contracts to continue to provide waiver case management services. In-Person Meetings June 16, 2026 Morrison Reeves Library 80 N 6th Street Richmond, IN 47374 5 pm -…
Leading Indiana Disability Organizations Announce Formation of Indiana Disability Alliance
Indiana’s leading organizations advocating for and representing people with disabilities and their families across the state have joined together to form the Indiana Disability Alliance, a new statewide coalition focused on advancing policies that support independence, inclusion, and opportunity. The Alliance brings together a diverse group of respected organizations: Autism Society of Indiana — Courtney…
The Arc of Indiana Applauds AG Rokita’s Decision to Withdraw from Texas v. Kennedy
The Arc of Indiana is pleased to share our great appreciation for Attorney General Todd Rokita’s decision to withdraw Indiana from Texas v. Kennedy, a multi-state lawsuit challenging key provisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act final rule, including protections against unnecessary institutionalization of people with…
Medicaid Waiver Case Management Organization Changes
4.28.26 Update – Preliminary contracts have been awarded to case management organizations (CMOs) approved to provide case management services to people on the Community Integration and Habilitation (CIH), Family Supports (FSW), Health & Wellness (H&W), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Medicaid Waivers. This does not affect the PathWays for Aging Waiver. The following are the approved…
Help Protect Home and Community-Based Services
Medicaid and Medicaid Waiver services help people with disabilities live, learn, work, and participate in their communities. As policymakers consider changes to these programs, they must hear directly from the people and families who rely on them or are waiting to access them.Please share how Medicaid and/or Waiver services have impacted your life or the…