Invite DRTx to Your Next Event
Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) is dedicated to providing high-quality advocacy, education, and information across the state. As a nonprofit organization with limited staffing and resources, we evaluate all community invitations to ensure our participation makes the greatest possible impact.
We prioritize events that are fully accessible and specifically tailored to the disability community.
If you are looking for an interactive way to engage your attendees, we encourage you to consider submitting a Speaker Request for an educational or training opportunity alongside or instead of an exhibit booth.
Evaluation Criteria
To help us manage our capacity, we review all speaker and exhibitor invitations based on the following:
- Audience Alignment: The primary audience must consist of people with disabilities, families, caregivers, advocates, or professional stakeholders.
- Accessibility: The venue, digital platform, and all planned programming must be fully accessible to a diverse range of participants.
- Educational Value: The event must offer clear opportunities for direct community education, training, or information sharing.
- Logistics & Cost: We evaluate requests based on staff availability and location. As a nonprofit, we cannot pay exhibitor or registration fees to participate.
Submit Your Request
Please submit your invitation in accordance with the deadlines below. Requests for Friday evenings or weekends are considered on a limited basis. You will receive a status update via email within 10 business days.
Please choose the option below that best fits your event’s needs.
Request a Speaker
Choose this option if you are hosting a workshop, conference session, or webinar and want a DRTx representative to deliver an interactive educational presentation or training. Please submit your invitation at least 8 weeks prior to your event date.
Request an Exhibitor
Choose this option if you are hosting a resource fair, community festival, or conference expo and want DRTx to set up a booth or virtual table to distribute informational materials. Please submit your invitation at least 6 weeks prior to your event date.
Students Requesting Staff Interviews
Students who would like to interview a member of the DRTx staff for a class project can submit a Student Request to Interview Staff form. Requests must be made at least 3 weeks prior to when you need to talk to someone or your request cannot be considered.