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- How You Can Get Involved in DD Awareness Month
- Agency 2018 Report Card
- Try a Little Kindness
- DRTx Advocate Receives Inaugural Leadership Award
- Welcome to our New Website
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- The Story Behind the “Denied” Story
- We Asked and You Answered
- Spreading Our Wings and Tightening Our Belts
- An Overview of the 82nd Legislative Session
- Category: Voting
Press Releases
- Texans with Disabilities Organize to Increase Voting Participation
- How Texas Schools Are Failing Students with Mental Illness
- TEA Funding App Reveals More Compliance Failures
- New Texas Mental Illness Advocacy Council Members Selected for 2019
- Disability Rights Texas Selects New Board Members, Officers for 2019
- Texas in Violation of Federal Education Law for Second Time, Likely a Third
- Disability Rights Texas Announces New Board Chair
- Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Dallas Housing Authority
- Childcare Group Violates ADA by Refusing to Accommodate Child with Diabetes
- Return to Zero Tolerance Results in Surge in Arrests for Texas Students
- Texas Advocacy Groups Partner to Increase Awareness and Voter Turnout of Disability Community
- Discrimination by Local Transit Systems Triggers Triple Legal Aid Collaboration
- Public Forum Notice: We Want to Hear from You!
- New Texas Mental Illness Advocacy Council Members Selected for 2018
- Group of School Children Faces Unique Obstacles After Hurricane Harvey
- Important Notice to Texas Medicaid Beneficiaries
- 35 Million Voters Strong, People With Disabilities Have Something to Say
- Texas House Passes Bill Removing Special Ed Cap
- Advocates Announce Response from TEA Commissioner Regarding Demand to End 8.5 Percent Special Ed Cap in Texas
- Civil Rights Group Appoints New Advisory Council Members
- Disability Advocacy Agency Selects New Board Members from Austin, Fort Hood, Garland, and Lubbock
- Texas Nonprofit Agency Receives National Award
- State Agency Broke Law by Ending Critical Children’s Therapy in East Texas
- State Health Officials Sued for Failing to Provide Medically Necessary Autism Treatment
- East Texas Parents Seek Restitution for Young Daughter Due to Lapse in Critical Early Childhood Therapy Services
- DRTx Statement on Texas Education Agency Response to U.S. Department of Education Demands Regarding 8.5 Percent Cap
- Department of Labor complaints filed against Texas employers for violating federal fair labor law
- Disability Discrimination Lawsuits Filed Against Rideshares in Austin
- Law School and Other Students Gain Valuable Public Interest Experience at Nonprofit Legal Advocacy Agency
- Living on a Dime and Left Behind: How a Depression-Era Labor Law Cheats Texas Workers with Disabilities
- Texas Group Works to Ensure Voter Turnout in Fall Election
- Toxic lead levels in drinking water at state-run centers
- METRO Announces Digital Accessibility Initiative
- Texas First State to Pass Supported Decision-Making Law
- Texans Encouraged to Participate in #SideBySideTX Campaign Highlighting Inclusion of People of All Abilities
- Disability Rights Texas Receives WorldatWork Work-Life 2016 Seal of Distinction
- Disability Rights Texas Provides Legal Services to Thousands of People With Disabilities in 2015
- Civil Rights Group Selects New Board Members from Lubbock, San Antonio, and Houston
- Civil Rights Group Selects New Board Members From Lubbock, San Antonio, and Houston
- Disability Rights Texas Appoints New Board Member From El Paso
- Winston & Strawn Houston Helps Iraq War Veteran Settle Dispute Over Rejection of Service Dogs
- Disability Rights Texas Recognizes Dell Legal Team for Outstanding Pro-Bono Work
- Governor Perry Asked to Issue a Moratorium on Taser and Pepper Spray Use in Schools
- Civil Rights Groups Call on TEA to End Taser and Pepper Spray Use in Schools
- Interim Agreement is Victory for Texans with Disabilities Unlawfully Confined to Nursing Homes
- Students' Constitutional Rights Violated by Dallas County Schools and Truancy Courts
- Disability Rights Texas Attorney Earns State Bar Impact Award
- New Report Reveals Faulty State Hospital Hiring Practices Likely Contributed to Repeat Patient Abuse
- Wild Country Night Club Refuses Entry to Veteran with Service Animal
- Legal Advocacy Group Files Case on Behalf of Iraqi War Hero
- Disability Rights Texas Selects Five New Board Members
- DRTx Leads Coalition to Reduce Suspension of Special Education Students in 30 Districts
- DRTx Wins Judgement Against Celina ISD For Refusal to Transport Student with Disabilities
- Complaint Filed Against New Caney ISD on Behalf of Student Denied Use of Walker
- Court Rules Pretrial Detainees With Mental Illness Cannot Be Held in Jails Indefinitely
- Disability Rights Texas Success in Case Leads to Housing Authority Changes
- Texas Civil Rights Organizations Call Attorney General to Step Up Voting Rights Protections
- Free Special Education Videos for Parents and Guardians of Children With Disabilites
- Disability Rights Texas Appoints Five New Board Members
- Free Special Education Workshops for Parents of Children With Disabilities Planned in Rural Communities
- Workers With Intellectual Disabilities Abused by Texas-Based Company For Years, EEOC Charges
- State Protection and Advocacy Agency Renamed Disability Rights Texas
- Advocacy Inc. Files Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of People with Disabilities Confined to State Supported Living Centers
- Class Action Suit Challenges Widespread Segregation of Persons With Disabilities
News
- Texas Education Agency May Tighten Oversight For Off-Campus Special Ed Programs
- Groups Work To Close Gap In Voter Turnout Between Texans With Disabilities And Those Without
- For fourth straight year, Texas special education “needs assistance,” feds say
- Parents calling on lawmakers to deal with $223 million special education shortfall
- Harris County, DOJ reach settlement over poll access for voters with disabilities
- Report: Texas foster kids left in state psychiatric hospitals for weeks or months
- Lawsuit: Shortening school days to deal with behavioral issues leads to the segregation of students with disabilities
- Walmart is getting rid of greeters. Here’s why the disabled community is outraged
- DRTx partnership with Juvenile Probation Helps Students Succeed in School, Prevents Return to Justice System
- UT Health Professor Lex Frieden Worked Closely with President George H. W. Bush to Pass the ADA
- DRTx Attorneys Wrap Up Class Action Trial
- Appeals Court Agrees Texas Owes Federal Government Millions For Special Education
- Texas May Have Again Illegally Reduced Special Education Funding
- Stacked Against Them: Texas Patients Lose in the Appeal System
- Disaster Planning Often Leaves Disabled People Behind
- Advocacy Group Says If Texas Won’t Monitor Special Ed Alternative Schools, It Will
- Students with disabilities misidentified as a threat at school
- Amber Tatro, Whose Suit Gave Rights to Disabled Students, Dies at 42
- Disability rights group sues Dallas Housing Authority
- Hundreds of Texas foster care children denied Medicaid services
- Arrests of Texas students have increased since Parkland and Santa Fe shootings, study says
- DRTx investigates Harris County Department of Education student abuse allegations
- Stop Managed Care Damage
- Hurricane Harvey Claims Rejected by FEMA, DRTx Can Help with Appeal
- A comprehensive special education strategy for Texas
- In plan to fix special education, Texas Education Agency will spend $212 million
- Here’s What Advocates Think of Texas’ Plan to Improve Special Education
- Why Texas’ special education system needs fixing
Publications
- Special Ed Laws Passed in 86th Legislative Session
- Making My School Safe Toolkit
- Keeping Students with Disabilities in School
- Investigative Report: How Texas Schools Are Failing Students - Again
- Warehoused: Inappropriate Institutionalization of Texas Foster Youth
- IDEA Manual 2018 Updates to the 2016 Printed Version in English
- Folleto DRTx en texto de letra grande
- Living on a Dime and Left Behind
- Out of School Suspension Report
- IDEA Manual Abbreviated Version in Vietnamese
- Your Rights, Your Voice Transition Guide
- DOJ 4 year report part 2 of 2
- Texans with Disabilities Vote Poster
- Poll Worker Webinar Training: Working with Voters with Disabilities - PowerPoint Slides
- Basic Guide to Polling Place Accessibility
- Ensuring Equal Access to Justice for Those Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Supported Decision Making Presentation Slides
- Supported Decision-Making Agreement - Sample Form
- The Right to Make Choices: Supported Decision-Making Comprehensive Toolkit
- Making My Own Choices: An Easy-to-Follow Guide on Supported Decision-Making Agreements
- Supported Decision-Making Release of Confidential Information - Sample Form
- What is Supported Decision-Making?
- Turning a Blind Eye: State Hospital Investigative Report
- How to Change Your Guardianship without a Lawyer
- What to Expect in a Medicaid Fair Hearing - Parent Training
- Medicaid Fair Hearing Guide
- Medicaid Fair Hearing Checklist
- Dealing with Denials or Reductions of Children’s Medicaid Services
- IDEA Manual 2018 Edition
- How to Request an Initial Evaluation for Special Education Eligibility
- Education Bills Impacting Students with Disabilities: Texas 85th Legislative Session Summary
- School District Resource for Serving Students Displaced by Hurricane Harvey
- Denial of School Enrollment Form
- Nursing Home Class Action Interim Agreement Document
Handouts
- Disability Rights Texas General Brochure
- Keep Tabs on TEA: Timeline of Illegal Limit on Texas Special Ed
- Alternatives to Guardianship and Supports & Services
- Disability Rights Texas Agency Brochure
- Alternative Voting Options
- Students with Disabilities Displaced by Hurricane Harvey
- DRTx Foster Care Program
- Election Workers Guide to Serving Voters with Disabilities
- Understanding Your Texas Voter Registration Certificate
- Understanding HB 658 for Residential Care Facilities
- Polling Place Accessibility Survey Short Version
- Accessible Voting for People with Visual Disabilities
- eSlate Instructions for Use
- Video Demos of Voting Machine Accessibility Features
- Voter ID Exemption - Proving Disability
- Basic Guide to Polling Place Accessibility
- Polling Place Accessibility — Ensuring Effective Interaction
- Voting Rights of People with Disabilities
- Provisional Ballots
- Voting Rights for People with Disabilities Picture Book
- How to Register to Vote in Texas
- Voter ID in Texas
- What is Paratransit Service and How Can I Get It?
- Your Legal Rights Under Emergency Commitment
- Voluntary Patient Rights
- Rights of People Receiving Involuntary Inpatient Mental Health Services
- Discharge Rights of Patients in Inpatient Mental Health Facilities
- Restraint and Seclusion Guidelines: Rights of People Receiving Behavioral Interventions
- Legally Adequate Consent
- Suing a Government Entity for an Injury
- How to Make a Complaint About Inpatient Mental Health Services
- How to Make an Advance Directive
- Eviction and Reasonable Accommodations
- Housing Rights Information for People with Disabilities Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
- Texas Home and Community-Based Supports and Services
- Ending Discrimination in Housing: Fair Housing Laws
- Rti Infographic: What Parents Need to Know
- School Transfer for Victims of Bullying
- Independent Evaluations for Special Education
- How to File a TEA Complaint
- Requesting an ECI Investigation or Due Process Hearing
- Right to Receive Information from Schools in Your Native Language
- Vocational Rehabilitation System in Texas
- Client Assistance Program and Transition Services
- Employment Discrimination
- Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (SSI & SSDI)
- Employment Advice for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
- Client Assistance Program (CAP) In Texas
- What Is PABSS?
- Disability Discrimination in Correctional Facilities
- How to File a Complaint Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Beyond High School: Your Rights at College, Trade School, and More
- HEB Providing “Talking” Prescriptions: Collaboration between HEB, ACB Texas, and DRTx
Videos
- Denied Again
- Your Rights When Receiving Health Care in ASL
- DRTx Legal Tips: Housing Rights
- DRTx Legal Tips: Employment Rights
- Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process: Advocating for Your Child (Part 2) - Video Transcript
- Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process: An Introduction (Part 1) - Video Transcript
- Your Vote Matters - Video Transcript
- Employment Discrimination Issues - Video Transcript
- Who We Are - Video Transcript
- “Abuse of People with Disabilities” Video Transcript
- Your Rights When Receiving Healthcare
- Voting Rights of People with Disabilities
- Why Should People With Disabilities Vote?
- What is a P&A Explainer
- Understanding Supported Decision Making
- Supported Decision Making: Timberly and Tonya
- Supported Decision Making: Dawn and Belinda
- Medicaid Fair Hearings Overview
- Webinar: Preparing for a Medicaid Fair Hearing
- Employment Discrimination Issues
- DRTx Foster Care Program
- Parent Guide to the ARD Process (Part 1)
- CASA Interview: DRTx Foster Care Program
- Parent Guide to the ARD Process (Part 2)
- Your Rights at College
- DRTx Legal Tip Video Series: Rights and Responsibilities of Service Animal Owners
DOJ Reports
- Abilene
- Austin
- Brenham
- Corpus Christi
- Denton
- El Paso
- Lubbock
- Lufkin
- Mexia
- Richmond
- Rio Grande
- San Angelo
- San Antonio
Success Stories
- Changing the Course of Young Lives Through Education
- DRTx Regains Critical Services for Young Girl
- Vet Denied Housing Because of Service Dog
- Young man leaves nursing home after 13 years
- Rights taken, rights restored
- Specialized wheelchair brings new independence
- Advocacy for one woman leads to system-wide change
- DRTx defends rights of Iraqi War hero with service dog
- Mother says DRTx advocacy changed course of daughter's life