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Rene Requenez of Edinburg was an active volunteer/advocate and founder of Access Granted, a non-profit organization whose goals revolve around empowering people to become productive, independent, and socially integrated into the world around them through the use of technology and special services. He was a member of the Consumer Directed Workgroup with the Health and Human Services Commission, and an accessibility tester for Adobe, the Microsoft Corporation and Ensemble Studios. Mr. Requenez received a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas Pan American, with a major in Rehabilitation Service. He was appointed to the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities by Governor Perry in December 2008.

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Table of Contents

• About the Texas Biennial Disability Report
• About the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
• Executive Summary
• TCDD Recommendations for Systems Change
• Introduction.
• Report Methodology
• State of Services and Supports in Texas
• Policy Options
• Texas Progress in Legislative Biennium
• Strengthening Existing Community Services
• Serving People in the Most Integrated Setting
• Projections for Future Long-term Service Needs
• Summary
• Appendix A: Texas Government Code
• Appendix B: Survey of Individuals and Families Waiting for Services