Class of 2022 — Marie Marks OBryan - Texas Partners in Policymaking

Marie Marks O’Bryan

Cedar Park

Marie Marks O’Bryan is an educator that is passionate about meaningful inclusion as well as curriculum accessibility. She is also the parent of a child with Down syndrome. O’Bryan pursued Texas partners in Policymaking to create meaningful training and employment opportunities in her community. She looks forward to educating businesses on the benefits of employing individuals with developmental disabilities.

Project Title

Planting Seeds of Awareness to Grow Empathy

Project Description

The vision of this project is to bring disability awareness to a campus, discover commonalities, acknowledge similarities as well as differences, and emphasize that classmates are more alike than different. This spring, O’Bryan was given the opportunity to bring disability awareness to Goodwater Montessori Charter School through World Down Syndrome
Day. She provided inclusive lessons to first through eighth-graders. The awareness project included peer presentation, shared reading and films, personal reflection, a Q&A, and discussions. The intent was to simply build disability understanding and grow compassion amongst students in her community.

External Links

External links from TCDD and/or Texas Partners in Policymaking to other websites are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes. No official endorsement should be inferred.

Program Information

Texas Partners in Policymaking program is coordinated by Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD).

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This work is supported by a grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Washington, D.C. 20201 with a 100% federal funding award totaling $6,121,860. Council efforts are those of the grantee and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor are endorsed by ACL, HHS, or the U.S. government.

External Links

External links from TCDD and/or Texas Partners in Policymaking to other websites are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes. No official endorsement should be inferred.

Program Information

Texas Partners in Policymaking program is coordinated by Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD).

Let's Connect

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External Links

External links from TCDD and/or Texas Partners in Policymaking to other websites are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes. No official endorsement should be inferred.

Program Information

Texas Partners in Policymaking program is coordinated by Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD).

Let's Connect

To the top ↑

External Links

External links from TCDD and/or Texas Partners in Policymaking to other websites are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes. No official endorsement should be inferred.

Program Information

Texas Partners in Policymaking program is coordinated by Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD).

Let's Connect

To the top ↑

This work is supported by a grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Washington, D.C. 20201 with a 100% federal funding award totaling $5,907,507. Council efforts are those of the grantee and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor are endorsed by ACL, HHS, or the U.S. government.