At TCDD, our mission is to create change so all people with disabilities are fully included in their communities and exercise control over their own lives. This work involves projects and activities across Texas that:
To create change, we develop a five-year strategic plan that outlines goals to meet the needs of people with disabilities across all communities in our state. We develop our strategic plan with guidance from the U.S. Administration for Community Living and the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). Most importantly, our Texas plan is informed by the insights and experiences of people with disabilities, family members, service providers, and others living in our neighborhoods.
We’re developing our next strategic plan, which will guide our statewide activities from 2027-2031. The ideas and experiences of people with developmental disabilities (DD), family members of people with DD, service providers, and others are vital to this process. Your input is important!
TCDD Listens is our way to hear from you and gather what you say. Through TCDD Listens, we seek conversations with the public to inform the scope and direction of our goals to improve the lives of Texans with DD.
Our Council members will use your responses to develop a draft list of our future strategic goals. We’ll post this draft for public comment toward the end of 2025. Following the public comment period, our Council may revise the proposed strategic goals. We expect to have the final version of our next strategic plan ready for our Council to approve in early 2026.
We want ideas from:
Throughout March and April, you have several ways to connect with us and share your ideas and experiences to help us develop our next strategic plan.
Our TCDD Listens survey asks questions that cover important aspects of daily life for Texans with DD, including education, employment, social interaction, health care, and transportation. The deadline to respond is April 20.
The survey is also available in Spanish.
Participate in our Community Conversations on Zoom. You’ll connect with TCDD staff to share your ideas and discuss other aspects of our next strategic plan. Two events will be in English, and one event will be in Spanish.
Connect with us directly at tcdd@tcdd.texas.gov to share your ideas and experiences.
TCDD helps people with DD achieve their goals for independence, productivity, and community living through a comprehensive system of services and support across Texas. We’re led by a 27-member Council that includes people with DD, family members of people with DD, and representatives from other state agencies and disability organizations.
Through grant awards, we partner with nonprofits, universities, and local and statewide advocacy groups led by people with DD. These grants develop innovative projects to support people with DD in making their own decisions on how to live, work, and engage in community life. Along with grant projects, we’re also a nonpartisan, educational resource and conduit for Texas legislators and local policymakers to connect with people with DD in their districts and better understand how policy decisions impact the disability community.
TCDD is a state agency funded by the federal government and authorized by DD Act. We’re one of 56 state DD councils in the U.S. and its federal territories.
6201 E. Oltorf St., Ste. 600
Austin, TX 78741-7509
Phone: 512-437-5432
Toll-Free: 1-800-262-0334
Email: tcdd@tcdd.texas.gov
6201 E. Oltorf St., Ste. 600
Austin, TX 78741-7509
Phone: 512-437-5432
Toll-Free: 1-800-262-0334
Email: tcdd@tcdd.texas.gov
TCDD is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We continually work on compliance, applying best practices and web standards. To learn more, read our accessibility statement.
6201 E. Oltorf St., Ste. 600
Austin, TX 78741-7509
Email: tcdd@tcdd.texas.gov
This work is supported by a grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Washington, D.C. 20201 with a 100% federal funding award totaling $6,175,796. Council efforts are those of the grantee and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor are endorsed by ACL, HHS, or the U.S. government.
