Read the latest blog posts from Disability Rights Texas staff.
By Steven Aleman, Education Policy Specialist at DRTx August in Texas means extremely hot weather and of course, back to school. It also means some changes in how public schools deliver… Continue reading “New school year, new school rules impacting students with disabilities”
Thank you for reading our Fiscal Year 2023 Impact Report (PDF) and coming here to learn about other important advocacy work we are doing because of your support. Here are… Continue reading “Additional highlights from FY 2023”
Our Human Resource Team interviewed some of DRTx’s Black disability rights advocates and attorneys about Black History Month (BHM). Here are some of the things they had to say. Our… Continue reading “Reflections from DRTx Staff on Black History Month”
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”