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ADA25 – Texas Trailblazers Past, Present, Future

On July 26, 2015 we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Texans have played and continue to play a role in implementing the vision in the ADA by integrating people with disabilities into Texas communities.
On March 3rd we will be celebrating the role that Texans played in the development, passage and implementation of the ADA. We are calling these folks “Texas Trailblazers”.
Attached please find a nomination form to recognize a Texas Trailblazer from the past, a present day Trailblazer or a future Trailblazer (under 18).
Please help us identify Texas Trailblazers by submitting the attached form.
Texas Trailblazers will be recognized at the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave Austin, Texas, Austin Room 3rd Floor, 11am – 1pm.
ADA Today
ADA Tomorrow
ADA Forever

PDF Versions Here

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#TheSame

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Able South Carolina’s young adult leadership group, EQUIP, wants you to know that individuals with disabilities go to college, drive, get married, have jobs, create art, serve others, and do everything that people without disabilities can do.  “The Same” is a video where three EQUIP leaders share their personal experiences about having a disability and advice for how they wish to be treated.  Hint: It’s the same as everyone else! #TheSame

Watch The Video

Spread the Word!

If you are an individual with a disability, we encourage you to share your own examples of how you are “The Same” on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag #thesame. Some examples are below:

Twitter Graphic that reads: I have a full time job and serve on a non-profit board. #TheSame

Facebook post that reads: I'm happily married! #TheSame

Let’s show the world that people with disabilities are no different than anyone else.  Join #thesame movement today!

EQUIP is funded by the SC Developmental Disabilities Council, and “The Same” was funded by the SC Independent Living Council.

 

Holiday Party!

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Holiday Party

TAMU Student Council for Exceptional Children

and Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living

invite you!

Who: Consumer, friends, and family of BVCIL

What: Holiday crafts, cookie decorating, food, and a

special guest

When: December 5th, 5:30-7:30pm

Where: Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living:

1869 Briarcrest, Bryan, TX. 77802

 

Download & print the flyer: BVCIL holiday party flyer

ADAPT-A-LEGISLATOR Training

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Don’t Mourn – Organize!

ADAPT of Texas will be holding our
ADAPT-A-LEGISLATOR Training
(Grassroots Legislator Education Using A “Different Approach”)

WHEN: Wednesday, December 10th, 1:00pm – 4:00pm

WHERE: State Capitol Extension, Room E2.1002, Members Lounge

WHY: Funding for Community Services; Increase Wages/Benefits for Attendants; Accessible, Affordable, Integrated Housing; Learn how the legislature works; 25th Anniversary of the ADA

Texas 84th Legislative Session begins Tuesday, January 13, 2015

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Please RSVP by December 3, 2014 at
bob.adapt@sbcglobal.net or adapt@adapt.org

PSA: Housing Issues Meeting!

 

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Andrew Morse is our Special Projects Coordinator here at BVCIL. For more information on housing or questions about the above article, call us at 979-776-5505 and we’ll get you the information you are looking for.