Read the latest blog posts from Disability Rights Texas staff.
Meet Hillary, an attorney on our Healthcare Team. This team advocates for Texans with disabilities who qualify for public health or mental health services to be able to get the… Continue reading “#WeAreDRTx: Keeping Texans healthy”
Meet Molly. She is a Training Specialist on our Voting Rights Team. She travels across Texas to educate people with disabilities about their voting rights. She also works with election… Continue reading “#WeAreDRTx: If you are eligible and want to, you should be able to”
Meet Preston. He’s part of our Employment Advocacy Team which helps people with disabilities get training through Texas vocational rehab and job accommodations so they can work and earn a… Continue reading “#WeAreDRTx: Getting the job done”
If you live in Texas, you know that a disaster can strike at any moment – it’s a question of when, not if. Because disasters and emergencies are a constant… Continue reading “2025 Disaster Resilience Survey”
Meet Isabel. She’s a Senior Advocate on our Education Team which works tirelessly to protect the legal rights of children with disabilities in Texas schools by helping them get the… Continue reading “#WeAreDRTx: Success in school. Success in life.”
Meet Stephanie. She is the Supervising Attorney of our Disaster Resilience Team which was created because of the dangers Texans are facing with our state’s extreme weather patterns. People with… Continue reading “#WeAreDRTx: Extremes are now the norm”
Meet George. He’s the Advocate Supervisor for our Institutional Rights Team which regularly monitors state facilities where several thousand people with disabilities live. The team works to ensure the safety… Continue reading “#WeAreDRTx: Keeping people safe”
3.5 million. That’s how many Texans have a disability. And that’s how many people we advocate for each day of every year to make sure they have access to basic needs… Continue reading “Our 2024 Impact”
If there’s a winter weather emergency, you could be stuck at home for a few days – possibly without power – left to fend for yourself with only what you… Continue reading “Don’t let winter sneak up on you”
The 2024 Disaster Resilience Survey of Texans with Disabilities asked respondents how prepared they are for disasters, what worries them, and what their disaster resilience needs are. The survey was… Continue reading “2024 Disaster Resilience Survey shows Texans with disabilities less prepared, more worried”