Blind and low-vision registered voters in Bexar County can vote absentee in a secure, accessible manner this year for the first time. To vote using the new electronic accessible ballot… Continue reading “Bexar County voters now have accessible vote by mail option”
This month we celebrate the 33rd anniversary of one of the most important pieces of legislation in our nation’s history – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Passed in 1990,… Continue reading “Help Us Create a Fully Accessible Texas”
With the recent news about the Texas Education Agency (TEA) placing Austin ISD (AISD) under conservatorship due to their ongoing noncompliance with special education law, we have received many questions… Continue reading “Austin ISD Under Conservatorship: What Does That Mean?”
(Text contained in the image below is included after the image.) With your support this year, we helped tens of thousands of Texans with disabilities know their rights, stay in… Continue reading “The Impact of Your Support”
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. People with disabilities are victimized by crime at higher rates than the rest of the population, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. Sexual… Continue reading “Sexual Assault and People with Disabilities”
Have you ever seen a news title that got your attention, so you read the article and realize the headline had little to do with the full story? Sometimes news… Continue reading “Click bait or the real deal? What’s really true about the COVID-19 vaccine”
USCA Order: Attorney General Paxton’s emergency motion is GRANTED, and the district court’s injunction prohibiting the enforcement of GA-38 in Texas public schools is hereby STAYED pending appeal. (lt) Response… Continue reading “Statement on 5th Circuit Court decision on stay in mask mandate ban lawsuit”
There are some days ahead that you know are going to come. You ready your mind for that day. But then it comes and no matter how you much you… Continue reading “DRTx Executive Director Retires After Nearly 37 Years”
October is National Disability Awareness Month. This year we have some exciting things planned, including a webinar and legal clinic on October 28, 2021 – “Asking for Workplace Accommodations: It… Continue reading “Hiring People with Disabilities: It’s Good for Business”
by Steven Aleman, Attorney and Education Policy Specialist for DRTx State lawmakers met in 2021 and along with other public school issues, addressed the needs of students with disabilities affected… Continue reading “Texas Lawmakers Pass COVID-19 Special Education Recovery Act”