State Disability Resources

Arkansas

Arkansas DHS - Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) offers a wide range of services and supports to Arkansans with developmental disabilities and their families.

Arkansas DHS - Division of Services for the Blind
The Division of Services for the Blind (DSB) provides an array of services to visually impaired Arkansans statewide affording the opportunity to live full and productive lives, with dignity and self respect

Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
The Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council supports people with
developmental disabilities in achieving independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion into the community through advocating and promoting service systems that enhance their lives

Louisiana

Louisiana Governor's Office of Disability Affairs
The Governor's Office of Disability Affairs promotes the rights and opportunities for persons with disabilities in the State of Louisiana.

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services assists persons with disabilities in their desire to obtain or maintain employment and/or achieve independence in their communities by providing rehabilitation services and working cooperatively with business and other community resources.

Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
The Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council is made up of people from every region of the state who are appointed by the governor to develop and implement a three year plan to address the needs of persons with disabilities.

New Mexico

New Mexico Governor's Committee on Concerns of the Handicapped
The committee's mission is to remove architectural and attitudinal barriers to the full and equal participation and integration of persons with disabilities into society through education, training, building code development, advocacy and legislation.

New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
The purpose of the New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is to help people with disabilities to achieve a suitable employment outcome

Oklahoma

Oklahoma ABLE Tech Assistive Technology Project of Oklahoma
Provides technical assistance and training on making information technology accessible in educational settings and promotes systems change to enhance the provision of, access to and funding for assistive technology.

Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
DRS helps employers recruit qualified employees who really want to work. It assists students, parents and educational staff in public schools, as well as those attending our residential schools. DRS also determines medical eligibility for Social Security disability benefits and operates dozens of programs that help Oklahomans lead more independent, productive lives.

Oklahoma AgrAbility Project
The mission of the Oklahoma AgrAbility Project is to provide education, assistance, and support to farmers, ranchers, and their families who have a disability or debilitating injury that limits their ability to perform essential farm tasks.

Texas

Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
This website provides resources and information on disabilities including committee members and law, publications, ADA, key laws, disability history, disability policy, parking, and statistics.

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Comprises the programs and functions of the following legacy agencies: Texas Rehabilitation Commission Texas Commission for the Blind, Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention.

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
The Council works to ensure that the service delivery system provides comprehensive services and supports that meet people's needs, are easy to access and are cost effective. We also work to improve people's understanding of disability issues.

Texas Department of Licensing & Registration Architectural Barriers
The provisions of the Texas Architectural Barriers Act (TABA) are intended to encourage and promote the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and eliminate, insofar as possible, unnecessary barriers encountered by persons with disabilities, whose ability to engage in gainful occupations or to achieve maximum personal independence is needlessly restricted.

Texas Technology Access Project
The Texas Technology Access Project provides information, conducts training and technical assistance and works with policy makers to support children and adults with disabilities in their efforts to acquire and use technology as a routine part of day-to-day living.

Texas Workforce Commission: Civil Rights
The Commission's goal is to reduce discrimination (including on the basis of disability) in employment and housing through education and outreach programs and the enforce of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act and Texas Fair Housing Act.