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Rumors of mismanagement swirled online after a weather cancellation, but disabled festival goers clocked issues from the start.
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When visitors enter Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, it looks like any other theme park. There’s a rollercoaster, a zip line, a Ferris wheel, and the smell of fresh popcorn. But what it won’t have are long lines or loud noises. Plus, it’s free for people with a disability.
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The CBP One phone app, which most migrants use to begin the U.S. asylum process, isn’t accessible to those who are blind, deaf, have mobility issues, or have intellectual disabilities, according to a complaint.
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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…