The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD) is a 501 (c)3 non profit organization. All donations are deductible to the full extent permitted by law.

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Individual and Family Level Membership

Join CTD and Support Disability Advocacy!

Strong record of Effective Advocacy. CTD’s “greatest advocacy hits” since 2004 include:

• In the 2004 interim, successfully worked with policymakers to restore over $175 million in scheduled community attendant care cuts, positively impacting 100,000 Texans with disabilities
• Closed the negotiation with Governor Perry to restore critical funds to a program that moves kids with disabilities out of institutions and into families
• Lead advocacy efforts regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); developing bill language, finding sponsors to carry legislation to better protect Texans with disabilities. Filed amici briefs in several critical ADA cases.
• CTD staff serve on over a dozen policy making boards and task forces, and serve as gubernatorial appointees on state level disability councils.
• Promoting Help America Vote Act (HAVA) new federal law that makes it easier, faster, more secure for voters with disabilities to participate in this basic right privately. A leader in monitoring and opposing voting legislation harmful to people with disabilities.
• One of the lead advocates in securing $300 M (2005), $267M (2007) and $433M (2009) in new funds to reduce community services wait lists.
• Increased funding for comprehensive rehab services for traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries.
• Initiated/passed HB2819, the “508” bill, improving accessibility of state websites, telecommunications and information technology; initiated passed HB2216 that ensured that structurally modified vehicles would be available to people with disabilities; initiated/passed HB1805 to allow hunters with disabilities to use laser sighting devices.
• Key advocate on successful bills for accessible parking, institutional reform, employee rights, procedures for motor vehicle sales tax exemptions, pedestrian safety and more.
• National advocacy awards from the National Council on Independent Living and the University of Michigan.
• Public Awareness: Changing attitudes about disability!
  • CTD organized the historic Team Everest ’03 expedition (www.teameverest03.org), Capitol Ride (www.cotwd.org/capride.html), the nationally recognized Legless Lizard Tour de Tejas (www.cotwd.org/legless_lizard.html) and established the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival (www.ctdfilmfest.org), the state’s first cross-disability film festival.

What CTD is doing for YOU now!

Texas Legislature 2011 Top Priority: Community Services! Public testimonies, media interviews, rallies, community organizing, direct advocacy to policymakers, press conferences, electronic communications, developing partnerships, advocacy trainings, community presentations and more!

OK, funding for community services is huge, but what else is CTD working on in the Legislature?

• Restoring cuts to centers for independent living, kids’ autism services, comprehensive rehab for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, vocational rehab, services for visually impaired children and more
• Improving the wages of community care attendants
• Expanding the Amber Alert (public notice on missing persons) to adults with intellectual disabilities
• Cost-effective outpatient competency restoration for persons with psychiatric disabilities
• Expanding HUB designation to include businesses owned by people with disabilities
• Protecting the Texas architectural barriers program and supporting legislation mandating accessible playgrounds
• Promoting discharge planning to community, not nursing homes
• Respectful language for people with intellectual disabilities
• Ending the state’s practice of claiming immunity for its ADA violations
• And a whole lot more!

• Individual Membership
  $25.00
  
• Fixed Income Membership
  $5.00
  
  
• Family Membership
  $30.00
  

Organizational Membership in the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities

Consumer Member Organization

1. Governing body must consist of 51% persons with disabilities.
2. Has activities and/or services whose primary purposes are the advancement of disabled persons.
3. Is an established, recognized, noncommercial Texas organization or enterprise.
4. Has, in the case of a state consumer member organization, one or more of the following:
   1. Chapters or offices in at least 2 Texas cities
   2. Regularly convened meetings or gatherings of its members in at least 2 Texas cities
   3. Significant statewide membership
   4. Regular activities that influence or deal with statewide membership
   5. A chapter or office in Texas that serves as a local or regional affiliate of a national organization

Organizational Membership in the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities

Consumer Member Organization

1. Governing body must consist of 51% persons with disabilities.
2. Has activities and/or services whose primary purposes are the advancement of disabled persons.
3. Is an established, recognized, noncommercial Texas organization or enterprise.
4. Has, in the case of a state consumer member organization, one or more of the following:
   1. Chapters or offices in at least 2 Texas cities
   2. Regularly convened meetings or gatherings of its members in at least 2 Texas cities
   3. Significant statewide membership
   4. Regular activities that influence or deal with statewide membership
   5. A chapter or office in Texas that serves as a local or regional affiliate of a national organization

• Local Organizational Membership
  $100.00
  
• State Organizational Membership
  $200.00
  

Affiliate Level Membership

An organization/corporation which wishes to support the work of the Coalition and does not meet the qualifications for a Consumer or Associate Member Organization. Affiliate Members select their membership level according to the level of support they wish to offer.

• Affiliate: Friend of Independence
  $200.00
  
• Affiliate: Ally to Civil Rights
  $500.00
  
• Affiliate: Champion of Full Participation in Life
  $1,000.00
  
• Affiliate: Partner in Progress
  $2500