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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200927
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
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SUMMARY:Board of Directors Meeting
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URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/board-of-directors-meeting-4/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200727
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200124T200825Z
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SUMMARY:ADA 30th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life\, including jobs\, schools\, transportation\, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race\, color\, sex\, national origin\, age\, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations\, employment\, transportation\, state and local government services\, and telecommunications. \nThis year marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of this law. Stay tuned for all the activities we have planned to celebrate this important event.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/ada-30th-anniversary/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200725
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200726
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200124T203420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T203420Z
UID:3675-1595635200-1595721599@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Board of Directors Meeting
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URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/board-of-directors-meeting-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200724T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200724T120000
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200721T211056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200721T211056Z
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SUMMARY:Moving Forward: ADA 30 Texas Statewide Online Celebration
DESCRIPTION:July marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More than 20 agencies and organizations from across the state are celebrating with a series of virtual workshops throughout the month\, culminating in a big\, Texas-style celebration on July 24 called “Moving Forward.” \nThe event will open with a series of notable disability advocates sharing their experience with the ADA- what it was like to see it implemented\, how it has furthered the civil rights of Americans with disabilities\, and where it still needs to go. Speakers include: \n\nDr. Lex Frieden (A chief architect of the ADA)\nBob Kafka\nTar Gillman\nRenee Lopez\nAlejandrina Guzman\nArcher Hadley\nGabe Cazares\nKim Powers (former actress\, deaf-blind self advocate)\nAnne Washington (daughter of Justin Dart\, author of the ADA)\n\nAfter hearing from our speakers\, we will take a virtual tour of Texas with brief ADA birthday wishes from local disability advocates across the state. \nReal time captioning and sign language interpreters will be available\, if you need other accommodations\, email gcpd@gov.texas.gov or 512-463-5739. \nThis event is free. Registration is required.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/ada30forum/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200719
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200713T185532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T185532Z
UID:4539-1595030400-1595116799@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Free Online Legal Clinic for  College Students with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:Are you a current college student or recent high school grad with a disability who will be attending college this fall? Join us on July 18\, 2020\, for your chance to talk by phone or video with a disability rights lawyer for free! We can help you with any or all of the following issues: \n\nYour rights at college\, trade school\, and other post-secondary programs\nWorking with the Texas Workforce Commission to get help with school expenses and land a job\nAlternatives to guardianship such as creating a supported decision making agreement\n\nYou must reserve your spot by July 15\, 2020\, by calling our intake staff and providing basic information about your situation. Here’s how: \n\nCall 1-800-252-9108\, then PRESS 1 for English or 2 for Spanish.\nAfter selecting language\, PRESS 2 for other services.\nThen listen for the option for employment\, transportation\, housing\, or education after high school and PRESS 4.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/free-online-legal-clinic-for-college-students-with-disabilities/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200510
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200124T203045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T203045Z
UID:3673-1588982400-1589068799@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/board-of-directors-meeting-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200601
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200124T201405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T201405Z
UID:3665-1588291200-1590969599@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Mental Health Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May\, DRTx and the rest of the country are raising awareness of mental health. Each year we fight stigma\, provide support\, educate the public and advocate for rights and policies that support people with mental illness and their families.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/mental-health-awareness-month-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200328
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200329
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200222T002419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200222T002419Z
UID:3833-1585353600-1585439999@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Guardianship Alternatives Legal Clinic - San Antonio
DESCRIPTION:A free legal clinic for adults with disabilitlies and their families. Learn about alternatives to guardianship\, meet 1 on 1 with volunteer attorneys and law students to discuss powers of attorney and supported decision-making agreements. To sign up\, call 956-393-6204. Time and location will be given when you register. Se habla Español.\n\nUna clínica legal gratuita para adultos con disabilitlies y sus familias. Conozca las alternativas a la tutela\, reúnase 1 en 1 con abogados voluntarios y estudiantes de derecho para discutir los poderes y apoyar los acuerdos de toma de decisiones. Para inscribirse\, llame al 956-393-6204. La hora y la ubicación se darán cuando se registre.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/guardianship-alternatives-legal-clinic-san-antonio/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200318
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200222T002051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200222T002051Z
UID:3827-1584403200-1584489599@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Guardianship Alternatives Legal Clinic - Brownsville
DESCRIPTION:A free legal clinic for adults with disabilitlies and their families. Learn about alternatives to guardianship\, meet 1 on 1 with volunteer attorneys and law students to discuss powers of attorney and supported decision-making agreements.\nTo sign up\, call 956-393-6204. Time and location will be given when you register. Se habla Español.\n\nUna clínica legal gratuita para adultos con disabilitlies y sus familias. Conozca las alternativas a la tutela\, reúnase 1 en 1 con abogados voluntarios y estudiantes de derecho para discutir los poderes y apoyar los acuerdos de toma de decisiones.\nPara inscribirse\, llame al 956-393-6204. La hora y la ubicación se darán cuando se registre.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/supported-decision-making-legal-clinic-brownsville/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200311
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200312
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200201T002055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200201T002055Z
UID:3702-1583884800-1583971199@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Guardianship Alternatives Legal Clinic - McAllen
DESCRIPTION:Meet 1-on-1 with volunteer attorneys and law students to discuss powers of attorney and supported decision making agreements. To sign up\, call 956-393-6204. Exact time and location given once you register. Se habla Español. \nSponsored by Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid and Disability Rights Texas.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/guardianship-alternatives-legal-clinic-mcallen/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200401
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200124T201509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T201509Z
UID:3667-1583020800-1585699199@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Developmental Disability Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is an opportunity to promote respect for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and to educate others on the spectrum of abilities people with I/DD possess. For example\, some disabilities are visible (a person who uses a wheelchair or crutches to ambulate)\, while other disabilities may not be easily recognized or seen by the eye (cognitive challenges that affect the way a person speaks\, learns\, or interacts with others). \nThis month our goal is to raise awareness about access for people with developmental disabilities to all areas of community life\, as well as awareness to the barriers that people with disabilities still sometimes face in connecting to the communities in which they live.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/developmental-disability-awareness-month/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200125T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20200124T200337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T200337Z
UID:3661-1579941000-1579959000@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/board-of-directors-meeting/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191005T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191005T150000
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20190509T232733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T232733Z
UID:3360-1570262400-1570287600@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:DRTx Board Meeting - Fall 2019
DESCRIPTION:Our board of directors meets quarterly to review financial reports\, agency performance\, PAIMI program updates\, appeals\, public comments\, and other overarching issues impacting the agency.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/drtx-board-meeting-fall-2019/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190728
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20190509T232613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T232613Z
UID:3358-1564185600-1564271999@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:DRTx Board Meeting - Summer 2019
DESCRIPTION:Our board of directors meets quarterly to review financial reports\, agency performance\, PAIMI program updates\, appeals\, public comments\, and other overarching issues impacting the agency. \nThis meeting is a 90-minute session by teleconference.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/drtx-board-meeting-summer-2019/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190727
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20190509T232428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T232428Z
UID:3355-1564099200-1564185599@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:ADA 29th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life\, including jobs\, schools\, transportation\, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race\, color\, sex\, national origin\, age\, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations\, employment\, transportation\, state and local government services\, and telecommunications. The ADA is divided into five titles (or sections) that relate to different areas of public life. \nIn 2008\, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) was signed into law and became effective on January 1\, 2009. The ADAAA made a number of significant changes to the definition of “disability.” The changes in the definition of disability in the ADAAA apply to all titles of the ADA\, including Title I (employment practices of private employers with 15 or more employees\, state and local governments\, employment agencies\, labor unions\, agents of the employer and joint management labor committees); Title II (programs and activities of state and local government entities); and Title III (private entities that are considered places of public accommodation).
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/ada-29th-anniversary/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190716T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190716T120000
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20190628T192650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190628T192650Z
UID:3428-1563271200-1563278400@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Kick Off Event/Registrar Training for National Disability Voters Registration Week
DESCRIPTION:This press conference and public event on July 16 at 10:00 a.m. at the DRTx Austin offices is our official kickoff to National Disability Voters Registration Week (July 16-19). It’s a time when the country focuses on the importance of people with disabilities registering to vote so they can participate in important upcoming federal\, state\, and local elections. \nNow more than any other time in memory: \n\nElected leaders and political candidates are recognizing more than 4 MILLION Texans with disabilities—from birth to advanced age—as a powerful\, important constituency.\nIssues important to people with disabilities must be part of the platform for any candidate running for public office.\n\nTexans with disabilities CAN have an impact on the outcome of state and local elections. But to vote\, you MUST register! \nWe’ll start at 10:00 am with a line-up of special guest speakers\, followed at 10:45 am by free Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training for those who want to help out at the polls. Lunch will be served when the training concludes at 12 noon. \n 
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/kick-off-event-and-registrar-training-for-national-disability-voters-registration-week/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190721
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20190716T135300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190716T135300Z
UID:3433-1563235200-1563667199@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:National Disability Voter Registration Week
DESCRIPTION:There are approximately 57 million Americans with disabilities representing 15% of the total voting population. \nHowever\, in the 2012 election: \n\n57.2% of people with disabilities DID NOT VOTE!\n30% of people with disabilities said they wanted to vote but were unable to\, for various reasons.\n72% of polling places WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE!\n\nVoter registration drives are a great way to promote community involvement and civic participation across the country. There are many issues that American are passionate about ie- education\, transportation\, healthcare etc. The first step\, is to help your community get registered to vote! \nThe REV UP Campaign coordinates National Disability Voter Registration Week (NDVRW) each year on the third week of July to increase the political power of people with disabilities while also engaging candidates and the media to recognize the disability community. REV UP stands for Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power! \nLearn more about how you can get involved to make the disability vote count.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/national-disability-voter-registration-week/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190623
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20190508T184132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T184132Z
UID:3350-1561161600-1561247999@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Olmstead Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Olmstead v. LC\, is the name of an important civil rights decision for people with disabilities in our country’s history. This 1999 United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Supreme Court held that people with disabilities have a qualified right to receive state funded supports and services in the community rather than institutions when the following three part test is met: \n\nthe person’s treatment professionals determine that community supports are appropriate;\nthe person does not object to living in the community; and\nthe provision of services in the community would be a reasonable accommodation when balanced with other similarly situated individuals with disabilities.\n\nEven years after this court decision\, many people are still being held in nursing homes who qualify to live in the community. In Texas\, that number is estimated to be 3\,600 people. Disability Rights Texas and other organizations continue to work to identify individuals in this situation and move them to the community.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/olmstead-anniversary/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190601
DTSTAMP:20260510T075808
CREATED:20190508T165515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T165515Z
UID:3348-1556668800-1559347199@disabilityrightstx.org
SUMMARY:Mental Health Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Protecting the rights of people with mental illness is a priority for Disability Rights Texas. Follow us on Facebook\, Twitter and Instagram this month as we talk about the work we do in this area and dispel common myths associated with mental illness.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/mental-health-awareness-month/
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