/tags/people-with-disabilities People With Disabilities 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 /education/2024-09-05/austin-independent-school-district-special-education-lawsuit-disability-rights-texas-settlement Disability Rights Texas filed a federal lawsuit against the school district in 2021 over its failure to conduct special education evaluations within the legally required timeframe. The Austin ISD school board voted to approve the settlement last month. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:57:27 GMT /education/2024-09-05/austin-independent-school-district-special-education-lawsuit-disability-rights-texas-settlement Becky Fogel /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 /health/2024-03-27/making-life-or-death-decisions-for-10-60-an-hour-texas-group-homes-suffer-from-staffing-crisis Thousands of Texans with intellectual disabilities live in group homes. The group home system is struggling to retain workers under the low base wage the state legislature set last year. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:51:03 GMT /health/2024-03-27/making-life-or-death-decisions-for-10-60-an-hour-texas-group-homes-suffer-from-staffing-crisis Miranda Suarez /health/2022-04-05/advocates-say-the-shortage-of-workers-who-help-people-with-disabilities-has-become-a-crisis Groups say the base pay for community attendants needs to increase from $8.11 to $15 an hour. But changing that pay is up to state lawmakers. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:09:15 GMT /health/2022-04-05/advocates-say-the-shortage-of-workers-who-help-people-with-disabilities-has-become-a-crisis Ashley Lopez /transportation/2022-03-21/transit-riders-could-pay-less-under-new-fare-proposal-by-capmetro The transit agency hopes capping fares and reducing how much people with low incomes have to pay will boost ridership. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-03-21/transit-riders-could-pay-less-under-new-fare-proposal-by-capmetro Nathan Bernier /2021-07-30/more-people-with-disabilities-have-jobs-today-than-before-the-pandemic Worker shortages and the ability to work from home have made it easier for some people with disabilities to get and keep a job. Advocates say the unemployment rate is still far too high. Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:08:42 GMT /2021-07-30/more-people-with-disabilities-have-jobs-today-than-before-the-pandemic Shelly Brisbin /politics/2021-07-05/texans-with-disabilities-fear-voting-will-get-harder-for-them-as-special-session-on-gop-restrictions-nears The extent to which Republicans� proposed voting restrictions might affect voters of color has received much attention, but Texans with disabilities also face the prospect of new barriers to the ballot box. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:52:10 GMT /politics/2021-07-05/texans-with-disabilities-fear-voting-will-get-harder-for-them-as-special-session-on-gop-restrictions-nears Alexa Ura | The Texas Tribune /politics/2021-04-02/its-unsafe-for-vulnerable-texans-to-testify-on-bills-that-could-limit-access-to-voting-advocates-say Voting groups say mask rules are not being enforced and speakers are required to testify in person. They warn these conditions are not just a threat to public health, they also violate federal law. Fri, 02 Apr 2021 22:07:39 GMT /politics/2021-04-02/its-unsafe-for-vulnerable-texans-to-testify-on-bills-that-could-limit-access-to-voting-advocates-say Ashley Lopez /education/2021-03-29/education-dept-restores-debt-cancellation-for-some-borrowers-with-disabilities Monday's announcement comes after thousands of borrowers with disabilities had their federal student loans erased, then handed back to them during the pandemic. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:33:48 GMT /education/2021-03-29/education-dept-restores-debt-cancellation-for-some-borrowers-with-disabilities Cory Turner, Clare Lombardo