Community Resources

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

The Center has compiled the following links to partner organizations and other groups that provide resources, information, and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and their families.

 

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

• The United Way of Greater Houston
• The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
• Down Syndrome Association of Houston (DSAH)
• The Arc of Texas
• The Arc of Greater Houston

ACTIVITIES

• Special Olympics Texas
• Best Buddies Texas
• SIRE Therapeutic Horsemanship
• The River – Theatre Under the Stars
• Houston Museum of Natural Science
• Main Street Theater
• Children’s Museum of Houston
• Space Center Houston
• Houston Ballet
• AMC Theatres – Houston
• The Hobby Center for Performing Arts

ADVOCACY

• Disability Rights Texas
• Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
• Texas Council of Developmental Disabilities (TCDD)

EDUCATION

• HCC – VAST Academy
• The Coffeehouse by The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
• Affordable Colleges Online – College Resources for Students with Disabilities
• University of St. Thomas Houston – Associate of Applied Science in Pragmatic Studies

FINANCIAL RESOURCES

• Texas Able – A Savings Program for Texans with Disabilities

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
• National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
• Autism Society of America
• United Cerebral Palsy

PUBLICATIONS

• Disability Scoop
• The Mighty