Below you’ll find some of the news coverage about how Disability Rights Texas is making an impact for people with disabilities in Texas.
For the fourth year in a row, Texas “needs assistance” complying with federal law to provide special education services to children with disabilities, according to the U.S. Department of Education…. Continue reading “For fourth straight year, Texas special education “needs assistance,” feds say”
Parents and advocates say it’s a dire situation in Texas education, as the state faces a $223 million shortfall in federal special education over the next several fiscal years. The… Continue reading “Parents calling on lawmakers to deal with $223 million special education shortfall”
“The U.S. Department of Justice will monitor Harris County elections, at county expense, for up to four years under the settlement of a federal lawsuit over inadequate access to polling… Continue reading “Harris County, DOJ reach settlement over poll access for voters with disabilities”
“Hundreds of Texas foster children are languishing for weeks or months in psychiatric hospitals because they have nowhere else to go, hurting them psychologically, endangering them physically and costing the… Continue reading “Report: Texas foster kids left in state psychiatric hospitals for weeks or months”
“A first of its kind lawsuit charging that the state of Oregon has failed to provide full school days to students with mental, emotional and behavioral disabilities could create a model… Continue reading “Lawsuit: Shortening school days to deal with behavioral issues leads to the segregation of students with disabilities”
“One of the country’s most recognizable retail jobs might soon be no more, and the disabled community is reacting. Walmart, the biggest employer in the United States, is phasing out its… Continue reading “Walmart is getting rid of greeters. Here’s why the disabled community is outraged”
“Estimates for the percentage of disabled youth in juvenile justice systems nationally ranges from 9 percent to 77 percent, with most studies putting the number closer to about 33 percent…A… Continue reading “DRTx partnership with Juvenile Probation Helps Students Succeed in School, Prevents Return to Justice System”
Fox News 26 Houston: The man who worked closely with President George H.W. Bush to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act is still doing amazing work here in Houston. The professor… Continue reading “UT Health Professor Lex Frieden Worked Closely with President George H. W. Bush to Pass the ADA”
“A month-long trial alleging the state illegally warehoused more than 3,600 intellectually or developmentally disabled Texans in nursing homes wrapped up Thursday, but a ruling is not expected until the… Continue reading “DRTx Attorneys Wrap Up Class Action Trial”
“According to the Education Department, Texas owes the federal government $33.3 million because the state reduced its spending on special education in the 2011-2012 school year. Attorney Steven Aleman with… Continue reading “Appeals Court Agrees Texas Owes Federal Government Millions For Special Education”