/tags/americans-with-disabilities-act Americans With Disabilities Act en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:11:00 GMT /texasstandard/2025-04-29/fabiola-amaya-ut-austin-texas-emergency-response-accessibility-legislature-bill-disability The 21-year-old from Conroe wants evacuation chairs to be available at all public universities in Texas. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:11:00 GMT /texasstandard/2025-04-29/fabiola-amaya-ut-austin-texas-emergency-response-accessibility-legislature-bill-disability Sarah Brager /politics/2024-09-27/department-of-justice-hays-county-settlement-voters-with-disabilities Investigators surveyed 14 polling places in the county last year and found some didn't meet all the department's accessibility requirements. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:42:59 GMT /politics/2024-09-27/department-of-justice-hays-county-settlement-voters-with-disabilities Maya Fawaz /texasstandard/2024-04-19/texas-eclipse-festival-cancellation-ada-accomadations-issues-burnet-disabilities Rumors of mismanagement swirled online after a weather cancellation, but disabled festival goers clocked issues from the start. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:24:51 GMT /texasstandard/2024-04-19/texas-eclipse-festival-cancellation-ada-accomadations-issues-burnet-disabilities Sarah Asch /education/2024-04-10/lake-travis-isd-faces-1-5-million-lawsuit-over-peanut-allergy-incident The parent of a former high school football player has alleged the district violated her son’s rights and endangered his life. The district said it does not agree with the allegations in the federal suit. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:45:42 GMT /education/2024-04-10/lake-travis-isd-faces-1-5-million-lawsuit-over-peanut-allergy-incident Becky Fogel /texas/2020-10-27/for-voters-with-disabilities-the-polling-location-can-sometimes-be-a-barrier-to-accessibility Lee esta historia en español. From Texas Standard:This year marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA. It� Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:51:59 GMT /texas/2020-10-27/for-voters-with-disabilities-the-polling-location-can-sometimes-be-a-barrier-to-accessibility Laura Rice /texas/2020-07-24/full-participation-30-years-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act From Texas Standard:On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act.The landmark law turns 30 this Sunday. The ADA� Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:22:47 GMT /texas/2020-07-24/full-participation-30-years-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act Shelly Brisbin /texas/2019-11-20/investigation-finds-airlines-damage-thousands-of-wheelchairs-used-by-disabled-travelers From Texas Standard:A new investigative report finds that each day, airlines lose or damage 29 wheelchairs or electric scooters used by people with� Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:15:18 GMT /texas/2019-11-20/investigation-finds-airlines-damage-thousands-of-wheelchairs-used-by-disabled-travelers Terri Langford /texas/2018-02-15/americans-with-disabilities-act-change-will-make-it-harder-to-sue-violators From Texas Standard:The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that around 40 million Americans, or about 12 percent of the population, are living with a� Thu, 15 Feb 2018 21:09:14 GMT /texas/2018-02-15/americans-with-disabilities-act-change-will-make-it-harder-to-sue-violators Alain Stephens /education/2015-01-05/austin-students-spend-a-day-in-wheelchair-to-raise-money-for-school-accessibility-update UPDATE: Through the All Access challenge, Archer Hadley raised over $82,000 to go towards automatic doors for Austin High School, doubling his initial� Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:05:38 GMT /education/2015-01-05/austin-students-spend-a-day-in-wheelchair-to-raise-money-for-school-accessibility-update /health/2010-12-21/what-can-an-xbox-controller-teach-us-about-improving-power-wheelchairs The University of Texas system is filled with experts researching a wide range of topics, but coordinating them to help the tens of thousands of Texans� Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:17:50 GMT /health/2010-12-21/what-can-an-xbox-controller-teach-us-about-improving-power-wheelchairs Nathan Bernier