Easter Seals Disability Services

Since 1937, Easter Seals Central Texas (originally chartered as the Texas Society for Crippled Children), has been providing services to children and adults with disabilities and their caregivers. In 1949, a small building was dedicated as the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center serving a small population of Central Texas residents. Almost twenty years later, it became the Capital Area Rehabilitation Center, expanding its services, programs and persons served. In 1985, the Capital Area Rehabilitation Center became an official affiliate of the Easter Seals National Headquarters and was renamed The Capital Area Easter Seal Society. Finally, in 1998, the name was changed to Easter Seals Central Texas. In 2002, Easter Seals Central Texas opened its Williamson County clinic, and in 2006, opened its Hays County Workforce Development office.  Easter Seals Central Texas now serves over 3,000 individuals in Central Texas with quality, person-centered support.

Children and adults receiving individual care by Easter Seals Central Texas are challenged by a variety of disabilities including: developmental and learning delays; speech, language and hearing disorders; sensory processing disorders; substance abuse recovery; mental illness, stroke, head trauma, amputation, spinal cord injury, polio, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and muscular dystrophy as well as various genetic disorders with high risks for developmental delay.

Growth in Managed Care Plans and changes in government reimbursement have resulted in many changes for service providers and for people needing care. Easter Seals Central Texas has continued to maintain a high quality of mission-based services, while reengineering business processes to fully capture revenue available for services provided. Each year Easter Seals Central Texas adds in excess of $150,000 in uncompensated care to the Central Texas region.  Our services are organized into three areas of care that create successful outcomes for participants: Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation, Early Childhood Intervention (ECI), and Workforce Development.

Lack of financial resources is not a deterrent to receiving services at Easter Seals Central Texas. Financial assistance is dependent on availability of other funding sources. Client payment for services covers only a portion of the expenses associated with the high level of therapeutic care. Contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government grants make up the difference.  All services at Easter Seals Central Texas are provided in both English and Spanish, and questions regarding immigration status are never asked.