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ARC - is a membership organisation, which supports providers of services to people with a learning disability to promote real change.

Members' services include daytime and leisure activities, support to people in their own homes, residential services, training for employment, special schools and colleges, staff training and information and advice.

ARC's vision is to achieve excellence through diversity of provision for people with a learning disability.

It achieves this vision by:

• campaigning on behalf of members
• promoting best practice in services
• providing information and support to members
  

If you would like to know more about ARC or how you can become a member, follow the link to the Join ARC section.

ARC has offices in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. For details see the Contact ARC section.

10 good reasons to join ARC:

1. Advice and support is just a phone call away.

2. Become part of best practice initiatives in learning disability services.

3. Join with others in influencing National, Regional and Local Government thinking.

4. Gain priority access to training designed for the learning disability sector workforce.

5. Update your practice and share ideas via ARC's seminars and Special Interest Groups.

6. Be kept up-to-date via our 'members only' e-forum and the ARC website members' area.

7. Use ARC's local meetings to share good practice and local intelligence.

8. Enjoy preferential access to our umbrella body service for CRB and POVAfirst checks.

9. Get ARC publications at special 'members-only' rates.

10. Benefit from annual and regional conferences at reduced rates for members.

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