In the s 90we made a splash! 1991 The Friends of The Arc Foundation is formed to raise money to support otherwise unfunded Arc programs and services.

1992 The Friends of The Arc

Forrest Gump - 1997 Foundation hosted the First Annual Co-ed Golf Tournament at Valley View Golf Course in Utica.

“After forty years of service to individuals with disabilities, we realized a name change was in order to further promote the use of people-first, as opposed to disability-first, language.” ~ Ruth Ridgway, board president 1994 The agency changed its name from the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) to The Arc of Oneida County, Advocacy & Services for People with Disabilities. “Only shooting stars break the mold...” ~ Smash Mouth “All Star” “Some employers say we help the morale of their staff, because we teach them how to work with 1996 individuals with developmental The Arc of Oneida County merged with the Lewis County Arc and became disabilities.” ~ Joanne Donaruma, director of Employment The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter, NYSARC. Services, in 1997, on employing individuals The merge helped save jobs in both supported by The Arc. Pulp Fiction Goodfellas Fargo regions and the ability to serve L.A. Confidential The Big Lebowski Saving Private Ryan Fight Club people with developmental The Silence of the Lambs Magnolia American Beauty Unforgiven disabilities in Lewis County. Se7en The Shawshank Redemption Forrest Gump Heat Sling Blade Out of Sight Dazed and Confused American History X Election Miller’s Crossing Boogie Nights Groundhog Day Schindler’s List Good Will Hunting True Romance The Usual Suspects The Lion King Being John Malkovich Rushmore Reservoir Dogs Braveheart was founded in 1998 JFK Ed Wood Waiting for Guffman Dances with Wolves Kingpion Dumb & Dumber Clerks Mallrats Jackie Brown Boyz ‘n the Hood Get Shorty Jerry Maguire Bottle Rocket Rounders The Matrix Malcolm X Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Quiz Show Titanic The Rainmaker Terminator 2 As Good as It Gets Barton Fink Passed in 1990, it is the first comprehensive Toy Story Dead Man Walking Jurassic park Toy Story 2 The Sixth Sense The English Patient civil rights law addressing the needs of Edward Scissorhands The Fugitive Donnie Brasco Three Kings The Thin Red Line Glengary Glen Ross people with disabilities, prohibiting South Park The Green Mile Trainspotting Scent of a Woman In the Name of the Father Scream The Last of the Mohicans discrimination in employment, public services, Leaving Las Vegas The Lion King Apollo 13 Short Cuts Aladdin The Grifters public accommodations and Beauty and the Beast Philadelphia Wag the Dog Wayne’s World The Player My Cousin Vinny telecommunications. The Truman Show There’s Something About Mary The Professional Office Space Thelma & Louise The Insider Nobody’s Fool Swingers A Few Good Men The People vs. Larry Flynt

TOP 100 FILMS of the 1990s Chasing Amy Lone Star The Fisher King Twelve Monkeys 1998 The Arc moved its administrative offices to 245 Genesee Street. The move and renovations were made possible by many supporters, most notably RoAnn Destito, who secured a $50,000 grant for the project.