Coalition of Texans with Disabilities — Developmental Disability Policy Fellow

Developmental Disability (DD) Policy Fellow projects increase the number of people with the knowledge and skills needed to engage in public policy activities to help people with DD become fully included in their communities and exercise control over their own lives. Policy Fellows work at national, state, and community levels on issues that address major social and health conditions facing people with DD. 

The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities mentored a DD policy fellow who raised awareness of disability issues in the Texas criminal justice system. This included bringing greater attention to overheating, education access, and the lack of disability accommodations in state prisons and other detention facilities. The fellow also advocated for state legislation to improve medical transport conditions for women serving prison sentences.