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 KRIS 6 News “According to an investigative report released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) allegedly discriminated against students with disabilities by relying on truancy court referrals that push… Continue reading “Texas Education Agency report confirms CCISD discriminated against students with disabilities”
From KERA News: “Shawnda Kracja doesn’t want her daughter to be known as “the deaf kid.” Kracja’s daughter is an incoming third grader at Davis Elementary, which has hosted a… Continue reading “Texas doesn’t fund special education enough — and it’s hurting districts’ pockets”
From KERA News: “During his six months in the Tarrant County Jail, Kai’Yere Campbell kept asking his mom, “Am I going home?” For a long time, Shantel Taylor didn’t have… Continue reading “He lingered for months in jail. Long waits for Texas mental health beds mean he’s not alone”
From KFF Health News: “Jacqueline Saa has a genetic condition that leaves her unable to stand and walk on her own or hold a job. Every weekday for four years,… Continue reading “Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Decried as Biased Against Disabled People”
From the Houston Leader “Residents who need assistance preparing for disaster are invited to a special clinic hosted by a group of preparedness organizations. Partners from across the Houston and… Continue reading “Houston region to host inaugural clinic for people with disabilities May 4”
Yahoo News via Corpus Christi Caller Times “In February, Disability Rights Texas, National Center for Youth Law, Texas Appleseed and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a complaint against CCISD… Continue reading “Texas Education Agency responds to Corpus Christi ISD truancy complaint”
From CBS Austin “The Texas Education Agency is expanding its accommodations for testing applicants after reaching a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over a violation of the Americans… Continue reading “TEA expands testing accommodations following DOJ settlement on ADA violation”
From the Texas Tribune “Some children who receive private duty nursing, a more continuous type of medical care in their homes, could lose their ability to live at home if… Continue reading “Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid rule”
From the Texas Tribune “Staffing shortages and mismanaged care can delay when Texans on some Medicaid programs are discharged from hospitals. This can cost the state more and take a… Continue reading “A woman’s fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid’s limits for disabled Texans”
From the Texas Tribune “The complaint claims Bonham ISD and a city court discriminated against both Black students and disabled students by creating a hostile environment at school. The groups… Continue reading “Feds asked to overhaul school discipline at North Texas school district after students jailed”