Inclusion

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Texas Education Agency will be conducting listening sessions in Texas during the week of December 12.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the Office of Disability Employment Policy assembled a Resource Toolbox that includes a poster, sample social media content, and more.

TCDD issued an RFP to fund youth leadership development projects that will support youth with DD to learn and share information, acquire leadership skills, and develop long-range advocacy plans.

TCDD issued an RFP to fund up to three Outreach & Development projects that will focus on improving access to culturally competent supports and services for people with disabilities.

People from around the state are encouraged to participate in Side-By-Side Texas, a social media campaign designed to raise awareness about the importance of inclusion of people of all abilities.

Churches and other faith-based organizations want to welcome everyone, but many do not know how to reach out and create comfortable environments for people with disabilities. The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities has approved funding for four projects focusing on developing inclusive faith-based communities.

Above and Beyond: Service Accessibility Ideas, provides suggestions for businesses and services about how they can welcome and include all people.

According to the report, The Case for Inclusion, only one state — Mississippi — ranks lower than Texas in providing Medicaid services and quality of life for individuals with disabilities, according to an annual report by United Cerebral Palsy/U.S.