Client assistance program (cap)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights Texas $1,003,888 under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) on October 1, 2025, for the period ending September 30, 2026.

Disability Rights Texas, designated as the Protection and Advocacy system for Texas, delivers client assistance services under the Rehabilitation Act. The program advises eligible individuals and applicants for vocational rehabilitation services of available benefits, rights, and responsibilities; provides individual and systemic advocacy; and pursues legal and administrative remedies to protect consumer rights within the state's rehabilitation services system. The organization operates from Austin, Texas.

The Client Assistance Program requires state vocational rehabilitation agencies to operate a CAP as a condition of receiving VR State grant funds and mandates that VR consumers be informed of CAP services and contact information. Disability Rights Texas maintains the required case and client records documenting services delivered under the award.