CenTex Disability Advocates
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Passionate disability advocate promoting inclusivity for all abilities, mental and physical. Empowering voices, fostering understanding, and breaking barriers.
Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread
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Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread
As the United States faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas presents a frightening vision of the future of long-term care.
inthesetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread
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We try to stay out of partisan politics, but this is something that affects everyone, regardless of politics. It's too important not to share.
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🔥 I’m a disabled American—and I refuse to be silent.
When Trump’s policies treat people like me as disposable, speaking out isn’t optional. It’s survival.
#DisabilityRights #CripTheVote 👇
🔥 I’m a disabled American—and I refuse to be silent.
When Trump’s policies treat people like me as disposable, speaking out isn’t optional. It’s survival.
#DisabilityRights #CripTheVote 👇
December 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We try to stay out of partisan politics, but this is something that affects everyone, regardless of politics. It's too important not to share.
New donor links - now includes GiveSendGo!!
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
New donor links - now includes GiveSendGo!!
Left Behind Again: How 2025 Policies Are Abandoning Disabled Americans — and What Texas Reveals open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
Left Behind Again: How 2025 Policies Are Abandoning Disabled Americans — and What Texas Reveals
I’m disabled myself, so I have a personal stake in this conversation. But I’m not here for just myself – there are others in even worse positions.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Left Behind Again: How 2025 Policies Are Abandoning Disabled Americans — and What Texas Reveals open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
I Fight for the Forgotten and Ignored Disabled – But I Can’t Do It Without You
A boots-on-the-ground disability advocate who’s disabled and gets it – and running on fumes.
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A boots-on-the-ground disability advocate who’s disabled and gets it – and running on fumes.
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I Fight for the Forgotten and Ignored Disabled – But I Can’t Do It Without You
A boots-on-the-ground disability advocate who’s disabled and gets it – and running on fumes.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I Fight for the Forgotten and Ignored Disabled – But I Can’t Do It Without You
A boots-on-the-ground disability advocate who’s disabled and gets it – and running on fumes.
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A boots-on-the-ground disability advocate who’s disabled and gets it – and running on fumes.
open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
Living with ataxia, working with purpose
Shelbi Davenport ‘20 shares how her journey with ataxia shaped her resilience, work, commitment to helping others
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Shelbi Davenport ‘20 shares how her journey with ataxia shaped her resilience, work, commitment to helping others
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Living with ataxia, working with purpose – The Battalion
At 5 years old, Shelbi Davenport ‘20 was diagnosed with ataxia, a progressive neurological disease that affects speech, motor skills and balance. Her family was
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December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Living with ataxia, working with purpose
Shelbi Davenport ‘20 shares how her journey with ataxia shaped her resilience, work, commitment to helping others
thebatt.com/life-arts/li...
Shelbi Davenport ‘20 shares how her journey with ataxia shaped her resilience, work, commitment to helping others
thebatt.com/life-arts/li...
Forgotten, Not Few: Disability Advocacy in Texas and the Fight for Care open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
Forgotten, Not Few: Disability Advocacy in Texas and the Fight for Care
This is also a fight for equality.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Forgotten, Not Few: Disability Advocacy in Texas and the Fight for Care open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
Barriers to Inclusion: How Texas Policies Under Governor Abbott Have Undermined Accessibility for Disabled Residents Since 2022 open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
Barriers to Inclusion: How Texas Policies Under Governor Abbott Have Undermined Accessibility for Disabled Residents Since 2022
In Texas, home to over 3 million people with disabilities (roughly 9.4% of the total state population), accessibility is a fundamental measure of equity.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Barriers to Inclusion: How Texas Policies Under Governor Abbott Have Undermined Accessibility for Disabled Residents Since 2022 open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
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The Richardson Fire Department’s Annual Toy and Food Drive kicks off Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 15, with donation drop-off sites located at city facilities.
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Richardson Fire Department’s Annual Toy and Food Drive kicks off Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 15, with donation drop-off sites located at city facilities.
This Giving Tuesday, if you're wanting to help the disabled, this disability advocacy is seeking donations to help with expenses like postage, travel for meetings and protests and office equipment. Please consider a small donation or a purchase from our Amazon Wishlist.
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This Giving Tuesday, if you're wanting to help the disabled, this disability advocacy is seeking donations to help with expenses like postage, travel for meetings and protests and office equipment. Please consider a small donation or a purchase from our Amazon Wishlist.
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Timeline of Rhetoric, Policies, and Disability-Rights Concerns (2024–2025)
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Timeline of Rhetoric, Policies, and Disability-Rights Concerns (2024–2025)
This article provides a timeline of public statements, policy proposals, and federal and state actions that disability-rights advocates, scholars, and journalists have argued echo eugenic thinking or ...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Timeline of Rhetoric, Policies, and Disability-Rights Concerns (2024–2025)
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Timeline of Rhetoric, Policies, and Disability-Rights Concerns (2024–2025)
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Timeline of Rhetoric, Policies, and Disability-Rights Concerns (2024–2025)
This article provides a timeline of public statements, policy proposals, and federal and state actions that disability-rights advocates, scholars, and journalists have argued echo eugenic thinking or ...
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Timeline of Rhetoric, Policies, and Disability-Rights Concerns (2024–2025)
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Austin Nonprofit Elevating Artists with Disabilities Perseveres Despite Funding Cuts
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Austin Nonprofit Elevating Artists with Disabilities Perseveres Despite Funding Cuts • The Austin Chronicle
Like many American nonprofits, Art Spark Texas’ origins can be traced back to an American president. It was Jean Kennedy Smith – President John F. Kennedy’s sister – who launched the Very Special Arts...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Austin Nonprofit Elevating Artists with Disabilities Perseveres Despite Funding Cuts
www.austinchronicle.com/features/the...
www.austinchronicle.com/features/the...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
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A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
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This is a fantastic opportunity!
#DisabilitySky #Disabilities
#PeopleWithDisabilitiesRockToo
#EveryoneMatters #StopTheStigma
I have a mental disability but advocate for people with any disability.
#DisabilitySky #Disabilities
#PeopleWithDisabilitiesRockToo
#EveryoneMatters #StopTheStigma
I have a mental disability but advocate for people with any disability.
a poster that says listen love lend a hand on it
ALT: a poster that says listen love lend a hand on it
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November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is a fantastic opportunity!
#DisabilitySky #Disabilities
#PeopleWithDisabilitiesRockToo
#EveryoneMatters #StopTheStigma
I have a mental disability but advocate for people with any disability.
#DisabilitySky #Disabilities
#PeopleWithDisabilitiesRockToo
#EveryoneMatters #StopTheStigma
I have a mental disability but advocate for people with any disability.
Check out this article on Substack and share it far and wide! Too many times, the current president has advocated for incarceration of some sort (or even worse!) for some of the most vulnerable people amongst us!
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November 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Check out this article on Substack and share it far and wide! Too many times, the current president has advocated for incarceration of some sort (or even worse!) for some of the most vulnerable people amongst us!
open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
open.substack.com/pub/centexdi...
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The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
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The Long Wait: Inside Texas’s Fractured Mental-Health System
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The Long Wait: Inside Texas’s Fractured Mental-Health System
Some who need mental health evaluation or treatment often wait in county jails for those evaluations or treatments.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The Long Wait: Inside Texas’s Fractured Mental-Health System
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In jail instead of a hospital; the struggle to get mental health treatment in Texas
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In jail instead of a hospital; the struggle to get mental health treatment in Texas
The average wait for a bed in a maximum-security psychiatric facility in Texas is over eight months.
www.cbsnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In jail instead of a hospital; the struggle to get mental health treatment in Texas
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I’m a disabled former truck driver turned advocate, fighting to make sure Texans with disabilities aren’t forgotten. I speak out, write op-eds, and rattle chains in Austin and DC for access, equity, and dignity in health care and employment.
Somebody needs to do it. Might as well be me.
Somebody needs to do it. Might as well be me.
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I’m a disabled former truck driver turned advocate, fighting to make sure Texans with disabilities aren’t forgotten. I speak out, write op-eds, and rattle chains in Austin and DC for access, equity, and dignity in health care and employment.
Somebody needs to do it. Might as well be me.
Somebody needs to do it. Might as well be me.
In case this wasn't posted before, here is my submission to my local paper. I couldn't run an op-ed in this publication, but several have been submitted to other publications...
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kdhnews.com/opinion/lett...
Reader says Medicaid cuts could be disastrous for disabled Americans
To the Editor:
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November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In case this wasn't posted before, here is my submission to my local paper. I couldn't run an op-ed in this publication, but several have been submitted to other publications...
kdhnews.com/opinion/lett...
kdhnews.com/opinion/lett...
