Disability Rights

The base wage for workers who care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is $10.60 an hour in Texas. Lawmakers are considering a raise to $12, but advocates say more is needed.

The case is filed against the U.S. Department of Transportation, and it’s unclear whether the Trump administration will defend it.

The Take Me Home program helps law enforcement better assist people with cognitive or developmental disabilities who may struggle to communicate during an emergency.

Two local families have filed or are in the process of filing formal discrimination complaints against Denton ISD alleging the school system didn’t provide their children with special education services.

Group homes serve people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Rumors of mismanagement swirled online after a weather cancellation, but disabled festival goers clocked issues from the start.

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.

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.

Texas’ fertility rose after new abortion restrictions, raising concerns that special education and specialized health care will be stretched even thinner.

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.

Voters with disabilities have been pushing for more accessibility for years. This legislative session two bills gained bipartisan support.

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.