
Texans with Disabilities:
- ...possess the dignity and worth innate to every human being.
- ...like all other people, have unique abilities, preferences, needs, desires, goals and dreams.
- ...who are children, have a right to grow-up in a family.
- ...have the right to act on their own behalf, to direct their own future, to represent their own interests, to make decisions and take risks based on their own goals and values.
- ...have the right to accurate and timely information, presented in a manner they can use, in order to have options and make informed choices.
- ...and their families have the right to full participation in the making of policies that affect their lives.
- ...and their families have the right to accessible services and supports, customized to their needs, flexible to changing circumstances, and provided in their home community.
- ...are entitled to the same civil rights protections as any
American citizen.
- ...have the right to freedom from abuse and neglect.
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