Public Users
For anyone trying to understand the project.
ANCHOR Arkansas is a proposed statewide support access system for autistic and neurodivergent Arkansans and the people who support them.
Purpose: Find support before crisis; understand the CARD; use plain-language tools; reach the right system without calling ten offices.
- Public education
- Resource matching
- CARD materials
- Low-overwhelm support desk
Printed one-page use: add contact, QR code, and latest public review link before distribution.
Task Force & Reviewers
For legislative, agency, and policy review.
The proposal creates a coordinated access infrastructure: regional docks, training, voluntary profiles, referral pathways, public education, research ethics, and transparent governance.
Purpose: Evaluate scope, governance, fiscal realism, interagency fit, boundaries, rural coverage, and implementation readiness.
- Act/Bill summary
- Governance language
- Appropriation notes
- Public comment process
Printed one-page use: add contact, QR code, and latest public review link before distribution.
Families & Caregivers
For families supporting children, teens, and adults.
ANCHOR focuses on practical support: understanding meltdown vs. refusal, communication needs, sensory context, appointment preparation, and calm response.
Purpose: Stop escalation; document needs without blame; prepare for appointments; support communication when words fail.
- Family field guide
- Access Passport
- Appointment Packet
- Home response cards
Printed one-page use: add contact, QR code, and latest public review link before distribution.
Autistic & Neurodivergent Adults
For self-advocates and late-identified/high-masking adults.
The system centers dignity, consent, communication choice, access needs, and practical tools that help adults explain what helps and what harms.
Purpose: Provide tools without forcing disclosure, diagnosis proof, phone calls, or high-pressure interaction.
- Access Passport
- MICA AiOS
- Appointment Studio
- Peer support pathways
Printed one-page use: add contact, QR code, and latest public review link before distribution.
Schools & SROs
For educators, administrators, and school safety teams.
ANCHOR provides role-based guidance for communication access, sensory overload, shutdown, non-speaking support, safe handoff, and incident context.
Purpose: Reduce avoidable escalation and improve support across classrooms, offices, transportation, and safety situations.
- School field card
- Incident context form
- SRO quick card
- IEP/504 prep support
Printed one-page use: add contact, QR code, and latest public review link before distribution.
Healthcare & Behavioral Health
For clinics, hospitals, therapists, and care teams.
ANCHOR helps patients communicate access needs, prepare appointment packets, avoid misinterpretation, and improve handoffs between systems.
Purpose: Improve understanding before the appointment, during crisis risk, and after follow-up tasks.
- Provider quick guide
- Appointment packet
- Access Passport view
- Referral routing
Printed one-page use: add contact, QR code, and latest public review link before distribution.
Agencies & Navigators
For DHS, ADH, local offices, nonprofits, and service planners.
ANCHOR organizes resource routing and training so navigators can help users find the correct supports, documents, and next steps.
Purpose: Create a clearer statewide front door without replacing agency authority or existing eligibility rules.
- Resource map
- Regional docks
- Referral scripts
- Navigator academy
Printed one-page use: add contact, QR code, and latest public review link before distribution.
Community Partners
For employers, libraries, transit, faith groups, businesses, and nonprofits.
ANCHOR offers public education and campaign materials that help communities respond with accommodation instead of judgment.
Purpose: Make everyday environments easier to enter, ask for help in, and safely leave if overwhelmed.
- Campaign posters
- Staff one-sheet
- CARD awareness
- Transit upfit guidance
Printed one-page use: add contact, QR code, and latest public review link before distribution.
