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Texas’ fertility rose after new abortion restrictions, raising concerns that special education and specialized health care will be stretched even thinner.
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The Legislature put up money to establish 150 more psychiatric beds for inmates at local hospitals statewide and created a $100 million bucket for criminal justice-related mental health services.
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Voters with disabilities have been pushing for more accessibility for years. This legislative session two bills gained bipartisan support.
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The lawsuit argues that Bell discriminated against Collier and retaliated without cause based on his disability, and that the company “acted knowingly and willfully” in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Because caregivers can often make far higher wages doing other kinds of work, disabled people have difficulty finding and keeping attendants.
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Mayor Eric Johnson is advocating for a new advisory group that would address challenges people with disabilities face when looking for a job, housing and transportation.
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Texas is leading a group of conservative states in a legal battle to have the sprawling health care law struck down. Without it, disabled Texans stand to lose programs that have allowed more people to stay in their homes, rather than state-run institutions.
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Bonnielin Swenor has dedicated her life to helping vision-impaired patients. She also has low vision herself — and she is fighting to increase the presence of disabled people in science and medicine.
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Many of the people who care for disabled Texans don’t earn a living wage. Charlotte Stewart is executive director of REACH, a nonprofit that advocates for…
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From dealing with memory loss to regrowing brain cells, Veronica Blackman's mind was buzzing with new ideas as she waited for a ride to the airport.…
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Lawmakers Urged To Spend More On 'Chronically Underfunded' Program That Helps Kids With DisabilitiesTwenty child advocacy groups and nonprofits called on Texas lawmakers this week to increase funding for a struggling program that helps more than 50,000...
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More skin tones, more kinds of bodies and an emoji to symbolize menstruation are included in the new update. Also, a flamingo.