Featured:

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2018 FUN*RUN for disability rights!
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CTD40: 40 stories for 40 years
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Pen 2 Paper 2018 now open
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2018 Short Film Competition now accepting entries!
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The Ones that Got Away from the 2017 Pen 2 Paper...

Our Mission

CTD is a 501(c)3 working to ensure that persons with disabilities may work, live, learn, play and participate fully in the community of their choice. We focus on the areas of governmental advocacy, public awareness activities, and professional disability consulting to fulfill our mission. CTD is the largest and oldest member driven cross-disability organization in the state.

News & Events

CTD40: 40 stories for 40 years

New in our CTD40 blog series: founding member Larry Johnson recalls the “Disabled but Able to Vote” campaign and other CTD successes of 1983.

In Memory of Marshall Mitchell

A tribute to a Texas pioneer of disability advocacy and early CTD leader.

Pen 2 Paper: The Ones that Got Away

A story that we loved, but didn’t make it to our 2017 finalist list: Running Away from Home by Julie Whitehead.

Voting in the 2018 Primaries

Why vote in the primaries? How does it work? We’ve got answers.

Guest Blog: ADA Safeguards

More from Sean Edward Pevsner on the measures in place to protect businesses from those who would misuse the ADA.

Get Involved

Featured Resource: Prescription Assistance Programs

Did you know that you can get financial assistance to pay for your prescriptions? Reimbursement, discounts, and many other programs are available.

More about Rx assistance programs

Read our 2017 Annual Report

Catch up on CTD’s accomplishments last year in the areas of state and federal advocacy, the arts, and more.

Read our Annual Report

Annual & Ongoing Events

Coming up!

Saturday, April 28: ADAPT FUN*RUN for disability rights
Sunday, May 6: Lion & Pirate Open Mic, ft. Maria Palacios
Monday May 14 - Friday May 18: Early Voting for Runoff Elections
Tuesday, May 22: Runoff Elections
Thursday, May 31 - Saturday, June 2: National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities Annual Conference (co-hosted by CTD)

Support CTD

Help us continue our work throughout the year to build a barrier-free society for people with disabilities!

1716 San Antonio St.
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: (512) 478-3366
Fax: (512) 478-3370
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CTD works to ensure that persons with disabilities may work, live, learn, play and participate fully in the community of their choice. CTD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with Federal Tax ID #74-2071160.