Advocacy, Inc. — Texas Disability Policy Consortium

Project Goal
Provide administrative and professional staff support to assist the consortium.

Project Summary
The Texas Disability Policy Consortium was an organization of 21 statewide disability advocacy groups. The consortium’s mission was to identify, formulate positions on, and educate public officials regarding public policy issues of concern to persons with developmental disabilities and their families. Member organizations had the opportunity to jointly endorse and publicly support such positions. The project was intended to provide administrative and professional staff support to assist the consortium. Training was to be provided to local communities and individuals on effective legislative and advocacy skills.