FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2020 PRESS CONTACT: Edie Surtees, Disability Rights Texas Communications Director 512-407-2739 esurtees@drtx.org UPDATE AS OF 3/23/2020: We have extended our emergency operational procedures explained below… Continue reading “DRTx Services Continue During Outbreak, Offices Closed to the Public”
Below are links that were shared on the Disability Rights Texas Instagram page in 2024. For links that were shared in earlier years, see Previous Instagram Post Links. August 29,… Continue reading “Instagram Post Links”
This past spring, the Texas legislature passed several laws related to special education, student mental health, school funding, student safety, and more. For a complete overview, see our 2019 Texas… Continue reading “New School Year, New Laws, News Rights”
Gabby, a middle schooler who is hard of hearing was very alienated in the classroom and was struggling academically. Due to lack of access to the assistive technology that was… Continue reading “Mother says DRTx advocacy changed course of daughter’s life”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2019 CONTACT: Edie Surtees, Communications Director Direct Line: 512.407.2739 Email: esurtees@drtx.org Children Routinely Denied Education Services During Hospitalization AUSTIN—In an investigative report released today, Disability Rights… Continue reading “How Texas Schools Are Failing Students with Mental Illness”
For Immediate Release: March 27, 2019 Contact: Edie Surtees Communications Director Direct Line: 512.407.2739 Email: esurtees@DRTx.org Advocates Call for Action, Not Promises AUSTIN—Every year the Texas Education Agency (TEA) must… Continue reading “TEA Funding App Reveals More Compliance Failures”
Steven Aleman, Attorney and Policy Specialist Today Disability Rights Texas marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) report on the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) violations of… Continue reading “One Year Ago, Feds Reported Unprecedented Findings Against Texas Public Schools”
Below are links to past newsletters from Disability Rights Texas. Subscribe to our mailing list. 2024 August 16, 2024: Annual Back to School Newsletter July 16, 2024: July is Disability… Continue reading “Newsletters”
Parents’ Guide to the ARD Process: Advocating for Your Child Welcome to the Disability Rights Texas video “Parents’ Guide to the ARD Process: Advocating for Your Child.” This video was… Watch the video “Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process: Advocating for Your Child (Part 2) – Video Transcript”
Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process: An Introduction Hello. Welcome to the Disability Rights Texas video “Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process: An Introduction.” This video was designed to walk… Watch the video “Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process: An Introduction (Part 1) – Video Transcript”