Below you’ll find some of the news coverage about how Disability Rights Texas is making an impact for people with disabilities in Texas.
From the Texas Tribune: “Confusion over the program’s special education requirements is making it difficult for families to meet a looming deadline — and creating more work for Texas school… Continue reading “Texas students with disabilities struggle to qualify for extra school voucher funds”
From the Austin American-Statesman: “After more than two years of state oversight tied to special education failures, the Austin Independent School District has been released from a Texas Education Agency… Continue reading “Austin ISD released from state special education order; pledges more work ahead”
From the Houston Chronicle: “A disability rights group filed a class-action lawsuit against Harris County Tuesday alleging its mail-in voting process is inaccessible for visually impaired voters or those with… Continue reading “Group of blind voters sue Harris County alleging mail-in ballots violate privacy”
From KERA: “Texas lawmakers last year increased funding for disabled students after decades of underfunding. Now, the state must figure out what equipment, training and other services that $250 million… Continue reading “Texas increased special education funding. Now, the state has to decide where it will go”
From the Austin American-Statesman: “After the U.S. Department of Education proposed deep cuts to staff who safeguard the rights of students with disabilities, Texas advocates worry the move could create… Continue reading “Proposed federal special education cuts spark concerns that crucial services will be delayed”
From KXAN: “Advocates and former education officials are concerned about the future of special education in Texas following a Trump administration decision to cut staff in the special education office… Continue reading “Advocates worry about lack of special education oversight after federal firings”
From KXAN: “The average number of people stuck in jail waiting for a state hospital bed – a stubborn problem that Texas’ leaders have spent years and billions of dollars… Continue reading “Texas state hospital waitlist improves, but concerns linger”
From The Texas Tribune: “In early September, about two weeks after school started, Daniela and Alfredo Santos got a call from Midland Independent School District’s Special Education Director Lynda Rhodes…. Continue reading ““My child was screaming like crazy:” West Texas parents outraged over alleged abuse of kids”
From The 74: “…For decades, the federal government has been a key avenue of relief for parents unable to get services for their children through complaints filed with their state,… Continue reading “For Decades, the Feds Were the Last, Best Hope for Special Ed Kids. What Happens Now?”
From The Associated Press: “Nancy Jensen believes she’d still be living in an abusive group home if it wasn’t shut down in 2004 with the help of the Disability Rights… Continue reading “As the ADA turns 35, groups fighting for disability rights could see their federal dollars slashed”