The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities works to ensure that all Texans may work, live, learn, play and participate fully in the community of their choice.

Austin,TX
Joined October 2009
I, alongside my colleague @RepTerriSewell, are incredibly proud to announce President Trump has signed into law our bipartisan Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act. This critical law will give seniors access to groundbreaking innovation that will transform the way we treat, diagnose, and prevent cancer. With over 338 House cosponsors, 60 Senate cosponsors, 500 supporting organizations, and even Dallas Cowboys QB @dak, together, we are unleashing the power of early detection and saving millions of lives.
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Spread the word! #TXlege
📢We're hiring! We're looking for two new members of our policy team: ✅one focused on health policy ✅one focused on early learning policy #TXlege #TXed #NonprofitJobs #ATXjobs
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⏰ The deadline to register to vote or update your registration for the Primary Election is TODAY, Feb. 2nd! Because of the new USPS postmark rules, you'll need to get your voter registration hand-stamped at the post office, or you can drop it off at your county election office.
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.@TxDisabilities ED Chase Bearden: "Closed primaries shrink the electorate, privilege the most partisan voices and silence those who don’t — or can’t — fit neatly into political categories." yahoo.com/news/articles/clos…
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Millions can afford health insurance thanks to health care #TaxCredits. But these are set to expire at the end of 2025, which could cause working families & patients to face crushing hikes in costs. Urge Congress to renew the health care tax credits now⬇️act.fightcancer.org/a/congre…
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Is #DisabilityVotingRightsWeek energizing you? Good news: REV UP's work is nationwide! If you'd like to find a REV UP coalition near you, or start your own, check out ow.ly/8pzK50WVl5P. Disability Voting Rights Week is all about using your power and building our collective power as a group. REV UP coalitions are proof that we are stronger when we work together. Disabled Americans are 40 million people strong, and harnessing that power is so important. Voting is just one part of civic engagement, but it is critical, and REV UP helps us maximize our impact at the ballot box. ID: There are 21 REV UP Coalitions Across the Country
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Did you know there are over 40 million eligible voters with disabilities in the U.S.? The disability community is a significant voting bloc, but our community faces many barriers to the ballot. That's why we hold Disability Voting Rights Week (DVRW) every year. DVRW is next week, and we can't wait! 🤩 There are many ways to get involved and do your part to build an accessible democracy. Signing up as a DVRW partner to access our full toolkit, which includes messaging guidance about the disability vote, shareable social media graphics in eight languages, accessibility guidance, and more. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… You can also join a virtual or in-person DVRW event or host your own! Wanna learn more and participate? Check out our revamped page at aapd.com/disability-voting-r… ID: Next week is disability voting rights week on a dark blue background. "Next week is" is written in a contrasting blue, and "disability voting rights week" is written in a contrasting red.
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JOIN US for the 2025 Texas State of Enrollment virtual conference! 💻 Connect with assisters around the state who are improving access to Medicaid, CHIP, ACA plans, SNAP, WIC & more. 🗓️ Sept 30 – Oct 1 📌 Register: bit.ly/tsoe2025
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Time is running out – Congress must extend the health care tax credit before the start of open enrollment or millions will face steep premium hikes. americanscovered.org/
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Day 2 of the 60-hour #ProtectMedicaid vigil was amazing! Day 3 is here! Join us for a storytelling training + a screening of "Patrice: The Movie". Watch us live here: protectmedicaidvigil.com
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📣 Cancer survivors: We want to hear from you! The Southwest ADA Cancer is conducting a national survey on how cancer survivorship and disability identity intersect. It’s anonymous, IRB-exempt, and takes just 5 min. Take the survey 👉 qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtr… #CancerSurvivors #DisabilityRights #CancerResearch #cancersupport #Cancer #Disability
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Whether you call it the Big Beautiful Bill, Big Bad Bill, or something else, we’re deeply concerned about the budget bill Congress passed. Our blog has details about the impact in Texas — including 200,000 Texans losing insurance because of Medicaid cuts. txchildren.org/what-the-cuts…
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House & Senate Republicans have now passed a bill that will raise families' food & health care costs, increase poverty & hunger, take health coverage away from millions of ppl & drive up deficits - all to give costly tax cuts to the wealthy & corporations.
Senate Rs voted to pass a bill that wld raise food & health care costs on families, increase hunger & take health coverage away from millions of ppl while doubling down on tax cuts for the wealthy. House Rs must stand up for their communities & reject it. cbpp.org/press/statements/ho…
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More Republicans and Democrats are warning that the Medicaid cuts in the mega-budget bill will take health care away from Americans. #HandsOffMedicaid
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Rural families would be hit disproportionately by the House Republican bill's cuts to #SNAP, #Medicaid, & #ACA marketplace coverage, putting local hospitals and small businesses at risk of closure: cbpp.org/research/federal-bu…
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