Learn About TCDS Projects
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Research
ASPEN
The ASPEN Program is a parent-mediated intervention that is designed to provide information and empower parents of young children with developmental delays.
Autism Consortium of Texas
The purpose of the Autism Consortium is to network and foster autism-related research and program collaborations at the University of Texas at Austin and in the Central Texas area.
PODER
The PODER Familiar Program examines health and obesity among Latino children and adolescents with IDD.
Texas ADDM Network
The Texas-Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (TX-ADDM) Network is part of the ADDM Network. TX-ADDM partners with educational and health sites across Bexar County to match and collect essential data to estimate the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among 4- and 8-year-old children.
Assistive Technology
Texas Technology Access Program
The Texas Technology Access Program provides assistive technology device loans, demonstration centers, recycle/reuse programs, and financing.
Family Support
Institute for Person Centered Practices
Founded in 2010, the Institute for Person-Centered Practices (IPCP) uses a person-centered framework to assist people with disabilities to have positive control over their lives and environment in which they live.
Health and Wellness
Genetics
The Genetic Series is a collaborative effort between The University of Texas at Austin - Texas Center for Disability Studies and The Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine to educate health professionals and families on genetic developmental disorders.
Healthy Relationships Workshop
These workshops use resources curated by Dr. Nick Winges-Yanez, who has been teaching healthy relationship skills to self-advocates for over 8 years.
Road to Recovery - Trauma Informed Care
This training curriculum helps address the severe lack of knowledge and awareness of the mental health needs of children with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD), and in the interest of developing better capacity to address those needs.
Transition
E4Texas
E4Texas is a post-secondary opportunity for people with or without a disability, who are over the age of 18, who have a high school diploma, and are employment-focused.
University
ACT LEND
The Autism Consortium of Texas (ACT) LEND is an interdisciplinary program that seeks to train graduate students, family members, and self-advocates in culturally informed diagnosis, support, and advocacy for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities throughout the Capital Region and Central Texas.
BRIDGE
The primary objective of BRIDGE Project is to train Master’s level personnel from three related services (SLP, SW, ABA) to provide quality services to children transitioning from the public schools to adulthood.
Critical Disability Studies
Disability Studies is an academic field that is both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary; it focuses on how disability is constructed, viewed, and understood culturally, politically, economically, and socially.
Project Access
Project ACCESS is a pre-service training grant designed to prepare related service providers to address barriers faced by children with disabilities with high support needs in accessing and participating in various environments, such as school, home, and the community.
Past Projects
A collection of completed TCDS projects from years past.