Below you’ll find some of the news coverage about how Disability Rights Texas is making an impact for people with disabilities in Texas.
Disabled people, older adults, and parents of young children all have specific needs that aren’t always well addressed in disaster planning—sometimes with horrific results. Read the full article on disaster… Continue reading “Disaster Planning Often Leaves Disabled People Behind”
The advocacy group Disability Rights Texas says it will keep a close eye on the Harris County Department of Education’s (HCDE) alternative schools, since state officials maintain they can’t monitor them directly. “We are very… Continue reading “Advocacy Group Says If Texas Won’t Monitor Special Ed Alternative Schools, It Will”
Steve Aleman with Disability Rights Texas joins the In Focus set for Spectrum News to discuss concerns regarding school threat reporting processes as they relate to students with disabilities. Watch the… Continue reading “Students with disabilities misidentified as a threat at school”
Steven Aleman, a staff lawyer with Disability Rights Texas — which under an earlier name, Advocacy Inc., argued the case before the Supreme Court — described the suit as “one… Continue reading “Amber Tatro, Whose Suit Gave Rights to Disabled Students, Dies at 42”
A new federal discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) alleges the governmental agency has violated federal rules in accommodating clients with disabilities. The case was brought by Disability Rights… Continue reading “Disability rights group sues Dallas Housing Authority”
A private company that the state has tasked with providing Medicaid coverage to Texas foster children has repeatedly denied requests for critical care, many for children with disabilities according to… Continue reading “Hundreds of Texas foster care children denied Medicaid services”
“We have seen an influx in cases where students with disabilities are being referred to law enforcement more frequently for things that are clearly connected to their disability,” said Shiloh… Continue reading “Arrests of Texas students have increased since Parkland and Santa Fe shootings, study says”
Fox 26 TV Houston: DRTx education advocacy attorney Shiloh Carter is representing a student with autism and epilepsy who says he was abused by teachers and students. “No one, whether… Continue reading “DRTx investigates Harris County Department of Education student abuse allegations”
Letter to the Editor of the Dallas Morning News from DRTx Senior Attorney Peter Hofer: “By directly representing children who challenge arbitrary denials of their medically necessary care, we see… Continue reading “Stop Managed Care Damage”
Fox 26 News Houston: It’s a number almost as staggering as the 33 trillion gallons of water Hurricane Harvey dumped from sky – that is, nearly half of those who’ve… Continue reading “Hurricane Harvey Claims Rejected by FEMA, DRTx Can Help with Appeal”