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Tickets on sale now for Cinema Touching Disability
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The Ones that Got Away from the 2017 Pen 2 Paper...
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Support CTD in 2018
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Pen 2 Paper closed for 2018
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CTD40: 40 stories for 40 years

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

Pen 2 Paper: The Ones that Got Away

Two works that we loved, but didn’t make it to our 2017 finalist list: I Can Handle It by Rick Blum and Blood Samples and Wooden Virgins by Eden Summerlee.

Trauma and Mental Health in students with IDD

As awareness of the effects of trauma grows, we must ensure that efforts to equip our youth with coping skills include those with intellectual and development disabilities.

CTD40: 40 stories for 40 years

New in our CTD40 blog series: a birthday wish and kind words for Pen 2 Paper from Texans author Stephanie Torreno.

In Memory of Marshall Mitchell

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

Voting in the 2018 Primaries

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

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!

Monday - Friday, October 22 - November 2: Early Voting for Midterm Elections
Thursday - Thursday, October 25 - November 1: Austin Film Festival (Cinema Touching Disability community partner for selected films)
Saturday, November 3: Lion & Pirate Inclusive open mic, with Pen 2 Paper 2018 final results
Sunday, December 2: Lion & Pirate Inclusive open mic

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.