Texas is home to more than 3.5 million individuals with disabilities, 12.1 % of our population. In terms easier to imagine, the number of Texans with disabilities outnumbers the population of San Antonio— the nation’s seventh-largest city —twice over.
These statistics, provided by the Office of the Texas Governor, will surprise many. More than 1 in 10 whom we meet have one or more types of disability: mobility, communication, intellectual, sensory or challenges with living independently or providing self-care.
At TEAMability, a nonprofit I founded in San Antonio 21 years ago, we provide services and therapy to those with complex disabilities. Yet, we strive every day to see both children and adults with disabilities for what they can do rather than what they cannot.