Advocacy

  • Disability Rights Texas (previously Advocacy, Inc.)
    • www.disabilityrightstexas.org
    • 800-252-9108 (V/TDD) 
    • 512-454-4816 (V/TDD)
    • The federally funded "watchdog" to protect and advocate for the legal rights of people with disabilities in Texas. May be able to assist you with legal problems if it falls within their set priorities. Have helped parents with school issues when a precedent can be set to help others in the state. Has a great parent-friendly guide to Special Education.
  • The Arc of Texas
    • www.thearcoftexas.org
    • 800-252-9729
    • The Arc advances public policies, provides training programs, and builds a statewide network of advocates. Has a great parent-friendly guide to Special Education
  • Disability Policy Consortium – (Facebook page has not active since 2010)
  • Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
    • www.cotwd.org
    • cotwd@cotwd.org 
    • 512-478-3366
    • Works on cross-disability issues to impact policy, disability rights issues, and practice in our state; provides newsletter and conference.
  • Texas Center for Disability Studies
    • https://disabilitystudies.utexas.edu/
    • 512-232-0740;
    • TTY: 512-232-0762
    • Serves as a catalyst at the University level so that people developmental, and other disabilities, are fully included in all levels of their communities and in control of their lives. Web-based courses available on disability studies. Community inclusion projects, person & family centered planning, family support, and self determination projects, assistive technology and other special projects
  • Texas Autism Advocacy
    • www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org
    • MichelleMGuppy@yahoo.com
    • An Internet list designed to enhance the work of other autism related groups and organizations, parents and professionals - to better connect everyone across Texas. A comprehensive all inclusive internet list for exchanging and learning about all areas of autism - diet, supplements, treatments, educational strategies, legislation, etc.
  • Family Voices - aka Texas Parent to Parent 
    • www.txp2p.org
    • 512-458-8600
    • Grassroots network of parents and professionals who advocate on health care for children and youth with special health care needs
  • TASH
    • www.tash.org
    • 202-540-9014
    • State and international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
  • Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
    • www.geneticalliance.org 
    • 202-966-5557
    • Partnership of support groups and professionals to address communication, service delivery and advocacy issues around genetic disorders
  • The Arc of the US
    • www.thearc.org
    • 800-433-5255
    • National organization of and for people with mental retardation and related disabilities and their families.