Past Events
Want to learn more about the E4Texas post-secondary program at the University of Texas-Austin? Interested in hearing about educational opportunities for yourself or your child to become more independent? Attend the E4Texas Virtual Open House to learn more and ask questions about how you can apply to this transition program!
If you are interested in registering, please click the link below:
https://utexas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SabPu2BETgifvYXdYbXm4Q
Join TCDS and the Autism Consortium of Texas for our November meeting on Nov. 18, at 5 p.m., where Dr. Fabiola Vargas Londoño will be presenting "Impact of Training with and without Cultural Adaptations on Latino Caregivers of Children with Autism." This free event will be held via Zoom and will offer 1 CEU. If you are interested in registering, please use the link below:
https://utexas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jSP2r0pHTpOH59dg_mVoQw
You're invited to attend our October Crip Conversations panel on Intersex Justice and Disability Justice! On October 28, panelists will discuss topics around intersex justice and disability justice such as the medicalization of disability and intersex identity, the lack of autonomy afforded to intersex and disabled individuals, the role of intersectionality, and dreams for a world that embodies intersex justice and disability justice.
Celebrate National Disability Awareness Month and explore your opportunities at our third annual Diversify Austin Job and Resource Fair hosted by Amerigroup and the Texas Center for Disability Studies! Discover local resources, meet potential employers, and learn helpful employment tips from Peak Performers, Autism Society of Texas, and E4Texas.
The mission of White Cane Day is to educate the world about blindness and how the blind and visually impaired can live and work independently while giving back to their communities, to celebrate the abilities and successes achieved by blind people in a sighted world and to honor the many contributions being made by the blind and visually impaired.
You’re invited to attend the next Autism Consortium of Texas meeting.
Dr. Lauren Bishop from the School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be presenting Using Mixed Methods to Understand Health and Wellbeing in Autistic Adults.
The meeting will be held remotely on Zoom and live at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work Utopia Theatre, 1925 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, Texas 78712.
Celebrate International AAC Awareness Month in October! This year's theme is "Get Out, Speak Up and Break Through the Screen in a Recovering World."
The theme for NDEAM 2021, “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion,” reflects the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have full access to employment and community involvement during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more here.
Workshops and Resource College Conference centered around college readiness for individuals with disabilities.
Register for the Soaring to New Heights College Inclusion Conference.
Join us for Crip Conversations: Sex Work and Disability Justice webinar! Register for the September Crip Conversations event here.
Join the Critical Disability Studies Program at UT Austin on Sept. 22 at 2 pm CST, as we discuss the nuances of sex work, disability justice, the effects of policy, intersectionality, the experience of navigating ableism and social exclusion, and dreams for a world that shows love to disabled sex workers.