“According to the Education Department, Texas owes the federal government $33.3 million because the state reduced its spending on special education in the 2011-2012 school year. Attorney Steven Aleman with… Continue reading “Appeals Court Agrees Texas Owes Federal Government Millions For Special Education”
“The day after the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Texas for spending tens of millions of dollars less than it was supposed to on kids with disabilities… Continue reading “Texas May Have Again Illegally Reduced Special Education Funding”
When managed-care companies refuse to pay for treatments or equipment,patients are supposed to be able to appeal through a “fair hearing.” But inTexas, the convoluted system is anything but fair. Continue reading “Stacked Against Them: Texas Patients Lose in the Appeal System”
Disabled people, older adults, and parents of young children all have specific needs that aren’t always well addressed in disaster planning—sometimes with horrific results. Read the full article on disaster… Continue reading “Disaster Planning Often Leaves Disabled People Behind”
The advocacy group Disability Rights Texas says it will keep a close eye on the Harris County Department of Education’s (HCDE) alternative schools, since state officials maintain they can’t monitor them directly. “We are very… Continue reading “Advocacy Group Says If Texas Won’t Monitor Special Ed Alternative Schools, It Will”
Steve Aleman with Disability Rights Texas joins the In Focus set for Spectrum News to discuss concerns regarding school threat reporting processes as they relate to students with disabilities. Watch the… Continue reading “Students with disabilities misidentified as a threat at school”
Steven Aleman, a staff lawyer with Disability Rights Texas — which under an earlier name, Advocacy Inc., argued the case before the Supreme Court — described the suit as “one… Continue reading “Amber Tatro, Whose Suit Gave Rights to Disabled Students, Dies at 42”
A new federal discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) alleges the governmental agency has violated federal rules in accommodating clients with disabilities. The case was brought by Disability Rights… Continue reading “Disability rights group sues Dallas Housing Authority”
A private company that the state has tasked with providing Medicaid coverage to Texas foster children has repeatedly denied requests for critical care, many for children with disabilities according to… Continue reading “Hundreds of Texas foster care children denied Medicaid services”
“We have seen an influx in cases where students with disabilities are being referred to law enforcement more frequently for things that are clearly connected to their disability,” said Shiloh… Continue reading “Arrests of Texas students have increased since Parkland and Santa Fe shootings, study says”