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 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”
From KHOU 11: “A Montgomery County woman is fighting to restore critical Medicaid services for her sister, after a recent denial took away some of the in-home help they’ve relied… Continue reading “Caregiver challenges Medicaid decision that took away sister’s essential support”
From Click2Houston: “Jessica Galvan still remembers the moment she got the call. It was the last day of school—May 29—when someone from Cy-Fair ISD told her that her 11-year-old son… Continue reading “Cy-Fair ISD reverses decision after mother fights to keep school nurse for medically fragile son”
From The Texas Tribune: “Texas has been violating federal law for decades by sequestering individuals with severe disabilities in poorly run nursing homes without offering them alternative living options and… Continue reading “Texas is illegally keeping people with disabilities in nursing homes, federal judge rules”