Ebonie Baltimore got a call on March 1 from the group home where her nephew, Xavier Hernandez, lived. Something had happened to Hernandez at school, the caller said, and he’d… Continue reading “Fort Worth student with autism died after being restrained at school. What happened?”
Olivia Esparza grew desperate as she watched her daughter, Diana, get colder and colder in the February freeze. Diana, 20, has a condition called Rett syndrome and is non-verbal and… Continue reading “‘I don’t know who cares about us’: How Texas failed people with disabilities during the freeze”
While the February winter storm impacted nearly all Texans, it put people with disabilities in perhaps the most difficult spots. A new survey revealed the stories of people who struggled… Continue reading “Survey reveals what struggles Texans with disabilities had to deal with during the winter storm”
Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) and Susman Godfrey LLP on Monday announced that they are filing a lawsuit against Austin ISD, claiming that the district is failing thousands of students with disabilities. The lawsuit claims… Continue reading “Austin ISD Sued Over Student Disability Evaluations”
Last week’s storm made it clear there’s no safety net for disabled Texans during a disaster. Advocates say that can be a death sentence. Like many Texans, Rafael Garcia couldn’t… Continue reading “‘We Have No Safety Net’: Disability Rights Advocates Speak Out After Winter Storm”
School system tries to keep up with its workload and comply with legal mandates Trasell Underwood doesn’t know how hard it will be yet. Underwood adopted her son when he… Continue reading “AISD’s Special Education System Struggles to Keep Up”
Freezing temperatures and winter storms have caused widespread power outages across the country leaving people with disabilities and chronic illnesses scrambling to find ways to access life-saving medical supplies and charge… Continue reading “They have chronic illnesses. Then, the power went out in Texas. ‘It’s been emotionally exhausting.’”
As COVID-19 cases surge, North Texas hospitals could soon be faced with a shortage of life-saving equipment, such a ICU beds and ventilators. People with disabilities fear if that happens,… Continue reading “Revised Pandemic Rationing Plan Protects Disabled Texans From Being Sent To Back Of Line For Ventilators”
The advocacy group Disability Rights Texas examined statewide data and found that students with disabilities and Black students are physically restrained by educators at disproportionately high rates. In Texas, when… Continue reading “Report: Texas Schools Still Forcibly Restrain Students Too Often”
Eli Clark has been waiting nearly a year for help. A good student with dreams of working in neuroscience, Eli, a 17-year-old junior who uses the pronouns they and them,… Continue reading “Thousands of families in special-education limbo”