
DD Awareness Month 2024: A World of Opportunities
Thank you for learning more about Texans with DD and uniting with us to create more inclusive communities across our state.

Thank you for learning more about Texans with DD and uniting with us to create more inclusive communities across our state.

Advance your disability advocacy skills with our Training Sprints and Texas Partners in Policymaking program.

A selection of recent disability news, information, resources, advocacy opportunities, and more.

During the meetings, Council members awarded grant funding for new and ongoing TCDD projects and engaged in discussions on important disability issues.

The 2024 primary elections are on March 5. People with disabilities and their family members can review important dates, voting locations, and available voting resources ahead of time to have their voting plan ready.

Texas HHSC is conducting a needs assessment survey to gather input about aging services for older Texans. The deadline to complete the survey is Aug. 26.

Apply online by Aug. 28 to join our Youth Ambassador team. Help us support youth with disabilities interested in building awareness and self-advocacy in health care and Medicaid services.

A selection of recent disability news, information, resources, advocacy opportunities, and more.

These grants will increase choice-making skills among youth with DD from birth to 14 and support self-determined health care for people with DD. The deadline to apply for both is Friday, Aug. 23.

Crystal Goodwin, TCDD’s public health and disability integration specialist, shares information for people with disabilities to get ready for this year’s hurricane season.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

TCDD has issued a RFA for a new grant project that will increase choice-making skills among children with DD from ages 3-11. The deadline to apply is Dec.7.

A selection of recent disability news, information, resources, advocacy opportunities, and more.

TCDD is seeking a Public Policy Analyst to perform policy and legislative advocacy activities that support our Council’s goals and priorities.

Applications are open for Professional Pathways, our mentorship program for careers in the developmental disabilities field.