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- News ArticleJanuary 23, 2023
Each Tuesday in March, HHS will offer a series of free webinars to highlight key topics on preventing intellectual and developmental disabilities in children.
Topics: Children, Disability, Health
- News ArticleOctober 4, 2022
The HHSC Office of Disability Prevention for Children is offering a free webinar, “Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: An Often-Overlooked Condition in Children” in advance of PANS Awareness Day.
Topics: Health, Disability, Children
- News ArticleSeptember 27, 2022
Texas, HHS is joining the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Texas Workforce Commission and others to celebrate White Cane Day.
Topics: Disability, Health
- News ArticleJune 20, 2022
HHS is celebrating Deafblind Awareness Week, June 26–July 2, by hosting two awareness events and highlighting its programs and staff who work with the deafblind community.
Topics: Children, Health, Disability
- News ArticleApril 25, 2022
In recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month in March, the HHS Texas Brain Injury programs hosted a free virtual conference focusing on how resilience is fostered in the brain injury recovery process.
Topics: Disability
- News ArticleApril 4, 2022
Since 2013, the HHS Children’s Autism Program has provided approximately 700,000 hours of Applied Behavior Analysis services to Texas children.
Topics: Disability, Health, Children
- Media AdvisoryMarch 22, 2022
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is hosting a free virtual conference on March 30-31 to raise awareness about brain injuries and educate health care providers across the state on treatment options.
Topics: Health, Disability
- Media AdvisoryFebruary 24, 2022
During National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March, the ODPC is hosting a free statewide virtual conference.
Topics: Health, Disability
- News ReleaseAugust 31, 2021
HHSC and TWC are launching a public awareness campaign focusing on the statewide need for personal care attendants who help people with disabilities live independently.
Topics: Disability
- July 12, 2021
With about half of its residents having some form of visual impairment, Lufkin State Supported Living Center makes orientation and mobility training a key part of its new employee orientation.
Topics: Disability