Our 2025 Impact Report is a celebration of Texans with IDD -- just in time for #DisabilityPrideMonth! Check it out: ow.ly/LKWm50WqSEy #DDAwareness #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #AdvocacyInAction #IDD #TxLege @thearc_us

We're thrilled to honor the Handley Family w/ the 2025 Virginia Eernisse Legacy Award, celebrating advocates committed to the rights of Texans w/ disabilities! See page 17 of our Impact Report to learn more: ow.ly/gI8S50WyJIL #DisabilityRights #TxLege #TxEd

Check out our one-pager collab w/ Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities about the new Education Savings Account program. How much funding can a family can receive, how can families use funding, differences between public schools and private schools & more: ow.ly/IFZ950WzAif #txlege #txed #vouchers #IDD

Need some good news? Flip through our Impact Report for personal stories, photos, and stats from Texas’ diverse disability community! ow.ly/WcVO50WBx0l Animated image includes screenshot of Impact Report cover and the words above. #DisabilityRights #IDD #AdvocacyInAction

500,000+ Texans live with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our 2025 Impact Report shows the progress we're making TOGETHER! ow.ly/hj4Q50WC2TT #DisabilityRights #IDD #AdvocacyInAction #TxLege #TxEd #ProtectMedicaid

What is IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) and what are we doing to break down barriers for community inclusion? See our 2025 Impact Report for answers! ow.ly/Km9L50WC2TR #DisabilityRights #IDD #AdvocacyInAction #TxLege #TxEd #ProtectMedicaid

The Arc of Texas Master Pooled Trust is one of largest in US & allows people w/ disabilities to safeguard their money while protecting government benefits. See our Impact Report for testimonials from people who have a trust account and consider enrolling! ow.ly/Km9L50WC2TR

ICYMI: The Arc of DFW Area is offering this webinar several more times (8/21, 8/25, 8/26, and 8/27): "Medicaid: What is it? What is at Risk for Texans with IDD with Implementation of the "Big Beautiful Act"? & What Do Advocates Need to Do?" Register: ow.ly/gctI50WJb1v

Looking for #specialeducation updates? 9/24 webinar by SPED TEX will host Kristin McGuire from the Texas Education Agency to discuss legislation passed during the 89th TX Legislative Session. ow.ly/wbLc50WYpTe #IDD #TxEd #TxLeg #DDAwareness

As part of implementation of Caytlin Handley Act (HB 1188), a new resource from @TEAinfo, "Connecting to Community Supports” (in English & Spanish), will help school districts connect families to services in early childhood. ow.ly/x9BY50X0nIh #specialeducation #TxEd #TxLeg

Autistic people deserve credible science and respect -- not stigma or speculation. Read @thearcus full statement: ow.ly/XRaI50X0zlX #Autism #IDD #TxLege #DDAwareness #DisabilityRights

📚 Check out the @TEAinfo (TEA) 2025-2026 Back to School #SpecialEducation Update Newsletter for an overview of new laws and guidance from the 89th Texas Legislative Session. ow.ly/7tSI50X2tyU @spedtex #txed #txlege #IDD #DDAwareness #DisabilityRights

"Each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month #NDEAM is a chance to highlight a truth that should guide us year-round: people with disabilities belong in every workplace." Read blogpost from The Arc of the United States : tinyurl.com/b5fhk3cs #DisabilityRights #TxLeg

Save #RobertRoberson - submit the @autismsociety's quick form: tinyurl.com/Action4Robert Texas is scheduled to execute Mr. Roberson on 10/16, an Autistic man wrongfully convicted of his daughter’s death more than 20 years ago. Innocence Project CTD #justice #AutismRights

Amazing news this morning: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution to #RobertRoberson.

URGENT: Tell Congress to protect #SpecialEducation offices now! Read the statement from The Arc of the United States about the cuts happening now. thearc.org/blog/federal-s… #txed #txleg #disabilityrights

TX Beacons of Excellence Project gives Texans w/ disabilities pathway from subminimum pay to competitive integrated employment. A partnership bt Univ of North Texas' WISE & Texas Workforce Commission Commission’s Vocational Rehab Services: ow.ly/kOqv50XaGK9 #NDEAM @untsocial

🎥Our Dir of Policy & Advocacy spoke w/ WFAA re federal special ed layoffs; warns of further depletion of oversight in TX which "has a long & troubling record when it comes to compliance & implementation of federal #education law." Watch: tinyurl.com/wfaaedu #txed #txlege

Shelbi serves on the board of The Arc of Texas & is a powerful advocate for #disabilityrights. During #NDEAM (Natl Disability Employment Awareness Month), see how she became a coordinator for Texas A&M College of Education & Human Development Horticultural Options in Plant Sciences: ow.ly/cwKQ50XfjYY #txed #txlege

TAKE ACTION: TX state agencies are reviewed once every 10 years by Sunset Advisory Commission, impacting quality of life for Texans w/ IDD for the next decade! Take our survey to share your thoughts for HHSC & TWC: ow.ly/jWA650XgBOq #TXLege #DisabilityRights