Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Laredo officials highlight shortage of ABA providers, urge local training pipeline
Summary
Committee members heard that only three local ABA providers serve Laredo with long waiting lists; staff and advocates urged building a local training pipeline, citing potential partnerships with universities and a Laredo native with a PhD who has offered to help recruit and train providers.
LAREDO, March 18, 2026 — City Committee for People with Disabilities members flagged a shortage of local applied behavioral analysis (ABA) providers and discussed steps to build a local workforce pipeline.
Miss Gracia, a public-health staffer, presented the committee’s autism service access barriers report and described limited provider capacity: “we only have uh three providers for um ABA therapy and um I think one has one BCBA and seven RBTs. Um and they have a one-year waiting list and another one has a two-year…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
