Below you’ll find some of the news coverage about how Disability Rights Texas is making an impact for people with disabilities in Texas.
Every county is required to offer curbside voting to any voter whose health would be harmed by entering the polls, or who is physically incapable of doing so. Vera, 52,… Continue reading “For nearly 3 million disabled Texans, voting this year is even harder”
Deaf voters in Bexar County can only get interpreter assistance at two polling locations, despite disability advocates saying voters should have the ability to get help at the location of… Continue reading “Deaf voters in Bexar County only given access to interpreter assistance at two voting sites”
To help students with disabilities, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new program that would give eligible families $1,500. The money can be used to pay for tutoring, therapy and technology… Continue reading “Special Ed. Students Could Get $1,500 In COVID-19 Relief Funds But Parents Say That Fails To Make Up For Student ‘Regression’”
Children housed at Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or TJJD, facilities routinely suffer sexual assault, physical abuse and other forms of mistreatment, according to a complaint sent to the U.S. Department of Justice… Continue reading “Texas’ Juvenile Justice System Is Still Broken, Complaint Says”
Val Vera finally cast his ballot after sitting for two hours in his van outside a Denton County polling place. He wasn’t waiting on people in line ahead of him,… Continue reading “For nearly 3 million disabled Texans, voting this year is even harder”
American Muslim Today asked DRTx attorney Afnan Akram if she would write an article for them on Disability related housing issues during COVID. The goal was to talk about protections… Continue reading “Disability in the Time of COVID-19: Unheard Voices, Unseen Struggles—and Unknown Rights”
Citing a disability is among the few reasons that Texans can qualify to vote by mail during the pandemic this November — in addition to being 65 or older, being outside of… Continue reading “Texans with Disabilities are Eligible for Mail-in Voting, but People Must Decide for Themselves if They Qualify”
State policies for rationing health care during the coronavirus pandemic could allow doctors to cut off treatment for some of the sickest patients in hot zones and revive the specter… Continue reading “Coronavirus Treatment: Triage or Death Panel?”
A federal complaint filed in North Texas alleges that if the coronavirus pandemic worsens, local hospitals will be forced to ration medical resources using guidelines that discriminate against people with disabilities, older… Continue reading “Pandemic Triage Guidelines Violate Federal Law, Discriminate: Complaint”
In a federal lawsuit filed in Austin, three voters, the National Federation of the Blind of Texas, and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities argue that Texas’ mail-in ballot system discriminates… Continue reading “Blind Voters, Disability Rights Groups Sue Texas Over Inaccessible Mail-in Ballot System”