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Disability rights advocacy and independent living services

Free independent living services, benefits help, and disability rights advocacy by and for people with disabilities.

By Coalition for Barrier Free Living -- via structured_import -- Apr 13, 2026

Disability rights advocacy and independent living services

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The Coalition for Barrier Free Living helps Houstonians with disabilities live independently through peer counseling, assistive technology, benefits navigation, housing assistance, and advocacy. Services include help applying for Social Security disability benefits, finding accessible housing, obtaining mobility equipment, and resolving ADA complaints. All counselors are people with disabilities. Services are free and available in English and Spanish.

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The Coalition for Barrier Free Living is a Texas nonprofit that has served people with disabilities for nearly fifty years. Through its Houston Center for Independent Living, it provides assistive technology, peer support, independent living skills training, and advocacy to help people with disabilities live fully in our community.

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For over 60 years, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston has brought people of diverse faith traditions together for dialogue, collaboration, and service to the most vulnerable in our community. IM Houston operates Texas's largest Meals on Wheels program (delivering 1.5 million meals annually to 4,300+ homebound seniors), resettles refugees from 40+ countries, coordinates thousands of disaster and community volunteers through Volunteer Houston, and fosters interfaith understanding through dialogue programs, youth leadership, and cultural exchange.

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