Read the latest blog posts from Disability Rights Texas staff.
By Steven Aleman, Education Policy Specialist at DRTx August in Texas means extremely hot weather and of course, back to school. It also means some changes in how public schools deliver… Continue reading “New school year, new school rules impacting students with disabilities”
Disability Rights Texas, alongside The Arc of the United States, The Arc of Texas, and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, has joined with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver… Continue reading “DRTx joins fight in death penalty case”
We are excited to learn that we have received this year’s National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) Advocacy Award for our work on behalf of voters with disabilities in Texas. An… Continue reading “DRTx receives national advocacy award”
Thank you for reading our Fiscal Year 2023 Impact Report (PDF) and coming here to learn about other important advocacy work we are doing because of your support. Here are… Continue reading “Additional highlights from FY 2023”
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 “2024 Disaster Resilience Survey”
Our Human Resource Team interviewed some of DRTx’s Black disability rights advocates and attorneys about Black History Month (BHM). Here are some of the things they had to say. Our… Continue reading “Reflections from DRTx Staff on Black History Month”
The Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) website now includes Google Translate, which makes our information and resources available in Chinese and Vietnamese. To use Google Translate on the website, just click… Continue reading “DRTx Website Expands Language Options”
With your support this year, we helped tens of thousands of Texans with disabilities know their rights, stay in their jobs, get the education and healthcare they need, move out… Continue reading “Our impact in 2023”
Some recent changes to voting laws in Texas could impact voting accessibility. Learn about how the changes – and accommodations that are available – could impact people with disabilities. Curbside… Continue reading “Changes that could impact Texas voters with disabilities”
Blind and low-vision registered voters in Bexar County can vote absentee in a secure, accessible manner this year for the first time. To vote using the new electronic accessible ballot… Continue reading “Bexar County voters now have accessible vote by mail option”