Alex Chau
Fulshear
Alex Chau was born in Boston, grew up near Albany, and went to high school outside of Atlanta. Alex attended Houston Community College’s VAST Academy, a post-secondary transition program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In the last few years, Alex has worked as an intern, a contract employee, and now as a volunteer for the City of Houston Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities and Houston Parks and Recreation. Alex also volunteers at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Service Center, a community center for people with disabilities. He is responsible for ensuring the facility meets clients’ needs.
Project Title
Disability Board Include Project
Project Description
Alex’s capstone project focuses on making an online training tool for non-profit board members. This tool helps people with disabilities learn leadership skills and provides the guiding documents needed to ensure inclusivity on boards. Chau created the project so that people with disabilities can be part of the decision making for organizations that are disability and non-disability related. The project will teach skills on how to be on board and will connect people with disabilities to board position opportunities.
