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.
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.
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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...
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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.
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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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Reader says Medicaid cuts could be disastrous for disabled Americans
To the Editor:
kdhnews.com
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...
Just sent off a story pitch to the Texas Tribune and an op-ed to the Dallas Morning News. A letter was published by the Killeen Daily Herald, and we've been turned down by the Austin American-Statesman and Houston Chronicle.
We will not stop.
We will not stop.
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Just sent off a story pitch to the Texas Tribune and an op-ed to the Dallas Morning News. A letter was published by the Killeen Daily Herald, and we've been turned down by the Austin American-Statesman and Houston Chronicle.
We will not stop.
We will not stop.
Donations help us with incorporation, office equipment, travel expenses to advocate for the disabled, postage, subscriptions for major media (that we communicate with and write for), and more. We have GoFundMe, CashApp, and an Amazon wishlist for direct purchase of needed supplies.
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Donations help us with incorporation, office equipment, travel expenses to advocate for the disabled, postage, subscriptions for major media (that we communicate with and write for), and more. We have GoFundMe, CashApp, and an Amazon wishlist for direct purchase of needed supplies.
If you’re disabled and hearing politicians imply you’re lazy, worthless, or a burden — that harm is real.
The problem is not you.
The problem is a system that values profit over human life.
I’m building advocacy to fight for us.
The problem is not you.
The problem is a system that values profit over human life.
I’m building advocacy to fight for us.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
If you’re disabled and hearing politicians imply you’re lazy, worthless, or a burden — that harm is real.
The problem is not you.
The problem is a system that values profit over human life.
I’m building advocacy to fight for us.
The problem is not you.
The problem is a system that values profit over human life.
I’m building advocacy to fight for us.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
I’m aware that starting something from scratch looks small in the beginning.
But every movement that ever mattered started with a handful of people saying “No. Not anymore.”
That’s where we are now.
But every movement that ever mattered started with a handful of people saying “No. Not anymore.”
That’s where we are now.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I’m aware that starting something from scratch looks small in the beginning.
But every movement that ever mattered started with a handful of people saying “No. Not anymore.”
That’s where we are now.
But every movement that ever mattered started with a handful of people saying “No. Not anymore.”
That’s where we are now.
There’s a steady rise in open disdain toward disabled people.
Not subtle. Not hidden.
I’m committed to pushing back — directly, visibly, collectively.
Disabled people deserve dignity and safety. Full stop.
Not subtle. Not hidden.
I’m committed to pushing back — directly, visibly, collectively.
Disabled people deserve dignity and safety. Full stop.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
There’s a steady rise in open disdain toward disabled people.
Not subtle. Not hidden.
I’m committed to pushing back — directly, visibly, collectively.
Disabled people deserve dignity and safety. Full stop.
Not subtle. Not hidden.
I’m committed to pushing back — directly, visibly, collectively.
Disabled people deserve dignity and safety. Full stop.
Disability advocacy isn’t just legal paperwork.
It’s storytelling, public pressure, and refusing to disappear when society would prefer we stay quiet.
That’s the work I’m doing here.
If you want updates, I’ll keep sharing them.
It’s storytelling, public pressure, and refusing to disappear when society would prefer we stay quiet.
That’s the work I’m doing here.
If you want updates, I’ll keep sharing them.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Disability advocacy isn’t just legal paperwork.
It’s storytelling, public pressure, and refusing to disappear when society would prefer we stay quiet.
That’s the work I’m doing here.
If you want updates, I’ll keep sharing them.
It’s storytelling, public pressure, and refusing to disappear when society would prefer we stay quiet.
That’s the work I’m doing here.
If you want updates, I’ll keep sharing them.
A lot of disability organizations focus on forms, hearings, or casework.
But disabled people also need visibility and representation in public policy conversations.
We deserve to be part of the decisions that shape our lives.
That's where we come in - direct action.
But disabled people also need visibility and representation in public policy conversations.
We deserve to be part of the decisions that shape our lives.
That's where we come in - direct action.
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A lot of disability organizations focus on forms, hearings, or casework.
But disabled people also need visibility and representation in public policy conversations.
We deserve to be part of the decisions that shape our lives.
That's where we come in - direct action.
But disabled people also need visibility and representation in public policy conversations.
We deserve to be part of the decisions that shape our lives.
That's where we come in - direct action.
Disabled people are being ignored and pushed aside. I’m creating a grassroots advocacy agency to push back — speaking directly to lawmakers, the media, and the public.
If you support this work, even $5 helps. You can donate here, or use the QR codes in the image - we also have an Amazon wishlist.
If you support this work, even $5 helps. You can donate here, or use the QR codes in the image - we also have an Amazon wishlist.
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Disabled people are being ignored and pushed aside. I’m creating a grassroots advocacy agency to push back — speaking directly to lawmakers, the media, and the public.
If you support this work, even $5 helps. You can donate here, or use the QR codes in the image - we also have an Amazon wishlist.
If you support this work, even $5 helps. You can donate here, or use the QR codes in the image - we also have an Amazon wishlist.
Bail Crackdown on Ballot Ignores Mental Health Crisis, Advocates Say
‘The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas.’
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‘The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas.’
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Bail Crackdown on Ballot Ignores Mental Health Crisis, Advocates Say - The American Prospect
In Texas, Proposition 3 is a constitutional amendment that would require judges to deny bail to defendants accused of certain crimes punishable as a felony. Reformers argue that the state’s criminal j...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Bail Crackdown on Ballot Ignores Mental Health Crisis, Advocates Say
‘The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas.’
prospect.org/2025/11/03/b...
‘The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas.’
prospect.org/2025/11/03/b...
Trump's attacks on public ed are an attack on every US community—started Day 1 w/ dismantling Dept of Ed: Hurts low-income & disabled students most. Now shutdown targets Special Ed. 20 AGs sued in March—urge ALL AGs to join & stop this! #SavePublicEd
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SIGN ON: Stop the destruction of the Dept. of Education!
Donald Trump’s attacks on public education are an attack on every single community in the United States -- and the attacks began the day he took office. One of the first moves of his administration ...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump's attacks on public ed are an attack on every US community—started Day 1 w/ dismantling Dept of Ed: Hurts low-income & disabled students most. Now shutdown targets Special Ed. 20 AGs sued in March—urge ALL AGs to join & stop this! #SavePublicEd
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Somehow, we need to amplify the voices of the disabled to drown out the rhetoric of those who so openly stand against us. Intentional cruelty is indefensible, and it is our goal to call out those who have been openly cruel to those of us least able to defend ourselves against this cruelty.
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Somehow, we need to amplify the voices of the disabled to drown out the rhetoric of those who so openly stand against us. Intentional cruelty is indefensible, and it is our goal to call out those who have been openly cruel to those of us least able to defend ourselves against this cruelty.
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Use icons, symbols, terms, and design patterns that are already familiar to users. People with cognitive disabilities benefit from common behavior and design patterns. An example is the standard convention for hyperlinks (underlined and blue for unvisited; purple for visited).
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Use icons, symbols, terms, and design patterns that are already familiar to users. People with cognitive disabilities benefit from common behavior and design patterns. An example is the standard convention for hyperlinks (underlined and blue for unvisited; purple for visited).
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Hey journalists: Please don't be complicit in giving parents of autistic kids false hope—because when your slant is "fixing" those kids instead of helping parents learn how to help autistic kids thrive, entire families take detours into avoidable suffering.
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This mom has three children with autism. She’s spent thousands on ‘false hope.’
With three autistic children, a Michigan mother has been lured into spending thousands on unproven and sometimes risky treatments to ease their symptoms.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hey journalists: Please don't be complicit in giving parents of autistic kids false hope—because when your slant is "fixing" those kids instead of helping parents learn how to help autistic kids thrive, entire families take detours into avoidable suffering.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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