Staff Blog
Read the latest blog posts from Disability Rights Texas staff.
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November 17, 2022
(Text contained in the image below is included after the image.) With your support this year, we helped tens of thousands of Texans with disabilities know their rights, stay in …
October 27, 2022
October is National Youth Justice Action Month, a great time to raise awareness about the challenges justice-involved youth face and the importance of educational advocacy. This is also a great …
October 17, 2022
Please note: The information in this blog post is for the 2022 election. See Find a Ride to the Polls in 2024 for information for the 2024 election. Find …
July 6, 2022
On July 26, we will celebrate 32 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law. Since then many barriers have been removed, but we still have work to …
May 25, 2022
Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) offers its deepest condolences to everyone who was impacted by the mass shooting that occurred at Robb Elementary School yesterday. We mourn the loss of those …
May 20, 2022
May is Mental Health Month, so we checked in with some members of the Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Advisory Council to …
May 12, 2022
May is Mental Health Month, a great time to raise awareness about mental illness and the importance of mental health. This is also a great time to raise awareness about …
April 14, 2022
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. People with disabilities are victimized by crime at higher rates than the rest of the population, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. Sexual …
January 10, 2022
DRTx, joined by several other organizations, filed a friend-of-the-court Brief in the United States Supreme Court in a case where jailors placed a man they knew to be suicidal in …
December 23, 2021
In February 2021, Winter Storm Uri devastated many parts of Texas and severely impacted the lives of many people with disabilities. The winter storm ushered in extremely cold temperatures and …