Good News We Can All Use: If You See a Tenured Employee, Say Congratulations! |
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Join us in celebrating the employees of The Arc Montgomery County who have reached milestone years of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to our mission: Monsurat Akinpelu, Firehiwoit Alemu, Pamela Blodgett, Mackeda Crusoe, Nikos Daley, Edmore Delaney Jr, Evangeline Doblah, Nelson Dogbey, James Gibson, Kelli Hunter-Bennett, Alimamy Jabbie, Patricia John, Gregory Jones, Esther Konie, Deborah Mark, Gabriel Mensah, Justina Nelson, Melicia Nero, Chidinma Nwosu, Chinwe Obinali, James O'Donnell IV, Michael Odum, Abisola Olajide, Zahra Saramat, Carl Simpson, Andenet Tadesse, Kodjo Tchamegni, Alvaro Torrez Nogales, Constance Ude, and Jude Williamson. 👏🎉🧡
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| DD Day 2026 Is Almost Here! |
Developmental Disabilities Day (DD Day) at the Legislature is right around the corner. Learn about advocacy priorities for the DD Community and hear from state leaders before meeting with your representatives.
It all goes down Wednesday, February 18 from 8 am-11 am in Annapolis. The event is sold out; however, we still have a few tickets left. If interested, contact Chris Leacock. Transportation WILL be provided and will be leaving EARLY from The Arc Montgomery County headquarters. Don't miss your chance to be a part of this important day. It will also stream live on Facebook.
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The Arc Montgomery County braved the wind and cold for another successful Calendar Day in Annapolis which left everyone with a warm feeling. This year's event began with a breakfast to learn about our community's legislative priorities, which you can follow along with using The Arc Maryland's Bill Tracker.
As for The Arc Maryland annual calendar that was passed out to various legislators, The Arc Montgomery County has the month of March featuring Hannah. Hannah was supported at After All for a number of years and we thank her for sharing her story.
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The next elections will be here before you know it. Every vote and every voice counts! Maryland Disability Forum, in partnership with The Arc Maryland, is having a free, in-person Voter Education Workshop designed for people with disabilities. Learn about accessible voting options, your rights as a voter, and how voter guardianship works.
Date: March 14 from 10 am-12 pm.
Location: Utopia Entertainment - 5270 Randolph Rd, Rockville, MD 20852.
Register here.
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| Accessible Olympics Coverage |
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| Did you know this year features the largest ever winter U.S. Olympic Team with 232 athletes?? That list includes Montgomery County's Carsten Vissering who will compete in bobsledding.
The Winter Olympics begins February 6 in Milan Cortina, Italy, with the Paralympics beginning one month after, and NBCUniversal's coverage being accessible to more viewers of all abilities than ever before.
Closed captioning will be included for all events airing on NBCUniveral properties. The on-screen text will also be available on digital livestreams on Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app for live events and full-event replays.
In addition, NBC is increasing the use of audio description, which allows people who are blind or who have low vision to hear descriptions of scenes and context.
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