Disability Consulting Services and Advocacy
Through governmental advocacy, public awareness activities, and professional disability consulting, CTD ensures that persons with disabilities may work, live, learn, play and participate fully in the community of their choice.
2011 Convention: "Community Living: It's My Choice!"
33rd Annual Convention
Large Cross-Disability Group Comes to Learn, Participate, Network and Advocate
This year’s convention was held on April 3rd-5th in downtown Austin. 350 people with disabilities, family members, and caregivers came to learn about important community living issues including the state budget crisis that we are facing right now. Through listening to guest speakers and attending breakout sessions, attendees learned about diverse topics on independent living and the huge hit that disability services are going to take if the proposed budget cuts go through as planned.
Approximately 35 exhibitors where on hand and had booths where they could give out information and/or let people try out some of their products.
The convention ended with attendees marching over to the Capitol to confront Texas legislators with the tools and knowledge that they obtained during the convention.
PRESENTED BY: Texas State Independent Living Council (SILC) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living (TACIL) and Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD)