Past Events
Registration is now open for ACL’s Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Listening Session in Houston, Texas.
Older adults, people with disabilities, family members and caregivers will participate in a group discussion where questions in the areas of preparedness, evaluation, response, and recovery will be asked one at a time by a facilitator and answered one at a time by the participants
To Register: Click here ACL Listens website or call 301-588-6046
How do you start making plans for your family member that has a disability? It's a daunting task but an important to start as soon as possible. What types of information should you talk about? What are the resources available? What supports are available? In this workshop, we discuss how to frame the issue and how to start this conversation and what types of supports and resources are available for you to move forward! This workshop is open to any family members (adult siblings, parents, grandparents,etc) and adult self-advocates.
A genetic conference and resource fair for parents of children with developmental disabilities and autism.
Where: Dobie Twenty21 Game Room
When: Friday, Feb 21, 5-7 p.m.
Want to learn more about the E4Texas post-secondary program at the University of Texas-Austin? Interested in hearing personal testimonies from current E4Texas students? Attend the E4Texas Open House to ask questions, meet current students, and learn more about how you can apply to this transition program! Light snacks provided.
RSVP HERE: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dd0dGPrUcESmXC5
Free two-day training event: This training provides an overview of supporting children with intellectual and development disabilities who have experienced trauma. Learn skills and values to support children’s safety, well-being and recovery through trauma-informed practices.
Qusay Hussein: “Refugee and the Disability Experience”
Feb. 11 • 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
LBJ School of Public Affairs SRH 3.122
RSVP HERE: tinyurl.com/qusayevent
January 28
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m CST
January 29
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.CST
TCDS' Nick Winges-Yanez, PhD, will be joining Sandra Leotti, PhD, and Erin Sugrue, PhD, in a Panel presentation: Unpacking the Worlds In Our Words: Critical Discourse Analysis in Social Work Inquiry.
Learn more about the conference here https://secure.sswr.org/2020-conference-home/
In partnership with RevUp Texas and AAPD, a presidential forum on disability issues. Learn more here: https://www.aapd.com/press-releases/elected-for-inclusion/
Refer back to this page for updates.
TTAP is headlining the FREE Abilities Expo in Dallas!