Class of 2022 — Marissa Mahon - Texas Partners in Policymaking

Marissa Mahon

Grapevine

Marissa Mahon is a self-advocate and mother of a child with a disability. She is not new to disability advocacy, having litigated a case against the Department of Transportation for nine years and successfully fought discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In her professional career, Mahon works for a fleet management company as a supply chain account executive. In the past two years, Mahon also founded the Special Education Parent Advisory Council in Southlake Carroll Independent School District. She is looking forward to the special education audit at the end of the 2022 school year.

Project Title

Cameras in Special Education Classrooms

Project Description

This capstone project will aim to successfully amend the language in Texas Education Code §29.022 to ensure it protects and includes all students with disabilities by mandating cameras in every special education classroom from resource to self-contained. In addition, other measures will be included in the bill amendment to fulfill the intent of the law.

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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).

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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

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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

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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 $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.