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  • Participants who regularly go out in the community

    89%

  • Hours spent in the community

    20,000

  • Volunteers

    125

  • Program Participants

    300

Founded in 1948, The Arc of Philadelphia, through its volunteer board, staff and membership has led the way in protecting the rights of and promoting opportunities for children and adults with disabilities by advocating with and for all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to promote active citizenship, self-determination and full inclusion. The Arc of Philadelphia affiliated with The Arc of Pennsylvania and The Arc of the United States and is a member of the SpArc Philadelphia family of organizations.

The Arc of Philadelphia’s mission is to advocate with and for all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, to promote active citizenship, self-determination, and full inclusion.

 

The Rights of People with Cognitive Disabilities to Technology and Information Access

People with cognitive disabilities have an equal right to technology and information access. A coalition of disability organizations and individuals asserted this right in a formal declaration, announced at the Thirteenth Annual Coleman Institute National Conference on Cognitive Disability and Technology, held October 2, 2013, in Broomfield, Colorado.

We invite all of you to read this declaration, The Rights of People with Cognitive Disabilities to Technology and Information Access, and to affirm your commitment to the equal rights of people with cognitive disabilities to technology and information access by endorsing it on the website.

 

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24-hour COVID vaccine clinic starts Noon Friday, Feb. 19 - Noon Saturday Feb. 20

SpArc Philadelphia received details of the following vaccination clinic, and we wanted to share the information below: 

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The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will hold a 24-hour vaccination clinic starting Friday February 19, prioritizing the following Zip codes: 

19119, 19121, 19123, 19124, 19126, 19131, 19132, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19142, 19143, 19144, 19145, 19146, 19150, 19151, and 19153. 
 
These Zip codes, clarified with the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, are Zip codes where COVID-19 has disproportionately affected the communities with low vaccination rates.
 
The details are:
 
DATE: Friday, February 19, 2021 through Saturday, February 20, 2021
TIME: Noon Friday to Noon Saturday
LOCATION: Temple University
                   Liacouras Center
                   1776 N Broad Street
                   Philadelphia, PA 19121
 
No appointment necessary. First come, first served.
 
TO CLARIFY, THIS IS A 24-HOUR CLINIC RUN FROM 12 NOON ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 THROUGH 12 NOON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20.
 
 
About the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium
Dr. Ala Sanford founded the BDCC in early April 2020 to provide ACCESS, EMPATHY, and ACTION to all residents of Southeastern Pennsylvania. The mission of the BDCC is to mitigate the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19. To date, BDCC has tested over 23,000 patients and vaccinated over 9,000 Philadelphians, with over 46, 000 registered.
 
BDCC provides barrier free COVID-19 testing and vaccines at various locations throughout the hardest hit sections of Southeast Pennsylvania at no out-of-pocket cost.
 
BDCC focuses on African Americans in Southeastern PA, as the rates of COVID-19 disease and death have been greatest in this group.  BDCC does not discriminate and will test all who come to our sites and require our services.