The Arc Southern Maryland

06/02/2026

We had so much fun at our LABF Fishing trip with St Mary's Gilbert Run🐠🐟

06/02/2026

Your vote is your voice! 🗳️✨

The Maryland Disability Forum is hosting a FREE in-person Voter Education Workshop for individuals with disabilities on June 25th. Come learn about accessible voting options, your rights as a voter, how voter guardianship works, and how to make your voice heard at the polls!

📅 June 25, 2026
🕐 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
📍 The Arc Southern Maryland, 103 Paul Mellon Ct, Waldorf, MD 20602

Space is limited! Register today by scanning the QR code on the flyer or clicking the link in our bio. See you there!

06/01/2026

Arc Staff- Please help Shape our Future! We want to hear from you- Please use the QR code to take this 5 min survey- Thanks for all you do!

As part of our strategic planning process, The Arc Southern Maryland wants to hear from as many voices as possible to help us understand the challenges and opportunities you see for our organization's improvement. While we are collecting your email address, your responses will be confidential and ex...

05/30/2026

What a fun lunch with friends !!!

05/30/2026

PBS Brings Back Series Focused On Character With Autism
by Shaun Heasley | May 20, 2026

Read this article to learn more about this character with autism!
Link:https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/05/20/pbs-brings-back-series-focused-on-character-with-autism/32011/

05/29/2026

A spoon. A toothbrush. A house key.

What if a 3D printer could make all of them easier to use?

Listen to our latest episode to learn how assistive technology is creating new opportunities for independence. 🎧

05/28/2026

Rashawn’s world is built on something simple: being able to feel safe in her own home.

Right now, that’s at risk.

Funding cuts are already taking away the care she depends on—care that helps her get through each day with dignity, stability, and support. Without it, she could be left alone to face challenges no one should have to face by themselves.

This isn’t just about services. It’s about safety. It’s about humanity.

And it’s urgent.

$50 provides one hour of care for Rashawn—one hour where she isn’t alone, one hour where she is supported, one hour where she is safe.

Don’t let that hour disappear.

Tap the link in our bio and take action today.

05/26/2026

A 3D printer might not sound life-changing at first.

Until you realize it can help someone eat independently. Get dressed more easily. Brush their own teeth. Hold a key. Grip a cup.

In this new episode of *See Me. See My Ability.*, we explore how assistive technology and 3D printing are creating new possibilities for people with disabilities across Maryland.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

05/24/2026

Every morning, Rashawn starts her day with the help she depends on, someone there to assist, to listen, to make sure she feels safe in her own home.

It’s the kind of support many of us take for granted. But for Rashawn, it means everything.

Now, funding cuts are putting that care at risk. Without it, her days could become uncertain, even unsafe.

No one should have to face that alone.

A gift of $50 provides one hour of care—one hour of reassurance, dignity, and compassion.

Help make sure Rashawn can continue her routine, her independence, and her sense of home.

Check the link in our bio to stand with her today.

05/23/2026

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed Hamm v. Smith, leaving intact the constitutional protection against executing people with intellectual disabilities established in Atkins v. Virginia.
At the center of the case was whether IQ scores alone should determine intellectual disability — or whether courts must continue using a broader clinical evaluation that includes adaptive functioning and developmental history.
Disability advocates warned that narrowing the definition could have far-reaching consequences beyond death penalty cases, potentially affecting access to services and legal protections nationwide.
For now, established medical and legal standards remain in place: intellectual disability cannot be reduced to a single number.

Make sure to read this article here: https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/05/22/supreme-court-punts-on-deciding-how-intellectual-disability-is-defined/32017/