Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

**About Us** We are committed to creating change so people with disabilities are fully included in their own communities and exercise control over their own lives. The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) helps people with developmental disabilities (DD) achieve their potential for independence, productivity, and integration into their communities through the development of a comprehensive system of services and supports. **Guiding Principles** All Council activities align with our mission and demonstrate: - commitment to self-determination for people with disabilities and their families; - effort to ensure that people from diverse cultures and disabilities are represented in all activities; - best practices in the development and provision of services and supports, including an emphasis on measurable goals; and - collaboration between the Council, grantees, advocacy organizations, and other groups including non-traditional partners in activities that are consistent with our mission. TCDD is one of 56 state councils on developmental disabilities in the U.S. and its territories created through the [Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act](https://acl.gov/about-acl/authorizing-statutes/developmental-disabilities-assistance-and-bill-rights-act-2000 "Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act") (DD Act). [Learn more about state councils on developmental disabilities](https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/2022-08/DD_CouncilsInfoSheet_ACL.pdf "State Councils on Developmental Disabilities") (PDF, 2 pages, 632KB). The Texas Legislature, through the [State of Texas Human Resources Code](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SDocs/HUMANRESOURCESCODE.pdf), states that people with DD have a right to appropriate treatment, services, and habilitation for their disabilities. The code also states that the treatment, services, and habilitation for people with DD must be designed to maximize a person’s developmental potential and must be provided in the setting that is least restrictive to personal liberty. **TCDD Mission Statement** Our mission is to create change so that all people with disabilities are fully included in their communities and exercise control over their own lives.