A gift to The Arc of Texas helps us collaborate with Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families to create a world where they are included in their communities with supports that meet their needs. Your donation will be doubled by our generous matching donor, Providence First.

We wish you and yours joy, inclusion and safety as 2023 draws to a close. From all of us at The Arc of Texas, thank you.

Join this discussion on federal laws requiring accessible travel, along with old and new challenges that need to be addressed. Travelers with disabilities and their travel companions are invited to join this webinar on Accessible Air Travel.

The Arc of Texas is gearing up for our annual Have a Heart for The Arc Day, taking place on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2024! Chapters across Texas are encouraged to deliver Valentine’s cards to their local state representatives to thank those who support policies positively impacting Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), and to educate legislators in need of more information. Stay tuned for details and helpful tips! (If there are groups in your region who can make homemade Valentine’s Day cards, this is a great way to involve folks in our advocacy efforts!)

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) is launching a free training series to help people in the policy and advocacy sphere develop their skills. It consists of self-paced modules, live sessions and technical assistance, and class networking. Pre-register today! 

The Health and Human Services Coalition will provide education on how to complete the IL 2023-41 Employment First Discovery Tool related to Senate Bill 50 of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. As of Nov. 14, 2023, service coordinators and case managers in the CLASS, DBMD, HCS, TxHmL waiver programs and STAR+PLUS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) must use the tool to explore an individual’s desire to work. Email John Huffine with questions.

For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), the barrier to accessing technology can be disproportionately high. Amazon and The Arc of the U.S. have created a program to expand access to technology and encourage greater independence for people with IDD. Download this document to submit an order for your chapter.

The University of Kansas Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies — funded by Administration for Community Living’s National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research — seeks adults with disabilities to complete the 2023 National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD). The NSHD gives voice to the concerns of people with disabilities and documents their experiences with a variety of issues, including access to health care, insurance coverage, housing, transportation, Long COVID, employment, education, and more. The survey is open to U.S. adults 18 and older with any disability and/or health condition. Questions? Call 855-556-6328 (Voice/TTY) or email healthsurvey@ku.edu. Participants may complete the survey by phone.