by tamueducation | Sep 15, 2017 | 2017 archive
The widespread flooding produced by Hurricane Harvey affected approximately 6 million people, including people living with mobility, sensory, cognitive, and mental health disabilities. Given a disability rate of 18.7% in Texas, approximately a million people with...
by tamueducation | Sep 15, 2017 | 2017 archive
The Purposeful Life: Family Training series is a community outreach project focused on increasing the capacity of self-advocates and family members to live a more purposeful life. It is a collaborative project between the CDD and other local entities including Down...
by tamueducation | Sep 15, 2017 | 2017 archive
Reaching out into the Community: How we are working to increase the number of Hispanic families who attend the Purposeful Life Family Training series It is no secret that Aimee Day, Purposeful Life Project Coordinator, has gone above and beyond to include those...
by tamueducation | Sep 14, 2017 | 2017 archive
Lifting Your Voice Through Leadership and Advocacy: Building Community Capacity Through Training and Education
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET The expression, “Nothing About Us Without Us,” has been a message often voiced by the...
by tamueducation | Sep 11, 2017 | 2017 archive, faculty highlights
Ms. Abadi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics. Upon her graduation from university, she was admitted as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) at the University of Pennsylvania. Her experience at UPenn significantly broadened her horizons and...
by tamueducation | Sep 11, 2017 | 2017 archive
ANNOUNCING FEMA DISABILITY INTEGRATION LOCAL HIRE POSITIONS FEMA’s Disability Integration section is now accepting applications for several positions in support of disaster response and recovery efforts in Texas following Hurricane Harvey. These positions are based in...
