‘Often the disabilities are invisible’ for long COVID patients experiencing a...
Seventeen percent of Texas adults have experienced or are currently experiencing long COVID, according to a recent CDC survey.
View ArticleLack of transportation options limits opportunities for people with disabilities
Those living in rural areas have an especially difficult time accessing transit.
View ArticleBaylor program breaks new ground in autism treatment by focusing on sibling...
Parents often act as caregivers for their children. But when it comes to those who require lifelong assistance, a big question emerges: Who will take on this role in the later years?
View Article‘We can still do great things that other people can do,’ says young novelist
Holly Foster, a 10-year-old born with congenital muscular dystrophy, has written her debut novel, ‘Camp Misty Woods.’
View ArticleAudio description for dance brings movement, emotion to visually impaired...
The practice is a verbal translation of visual information.
View Article‘We’re slowly getting there’: The legal landscape around disability rights in...
Experts weigh in on where things stand after the 2023 legislative session.
View ArticleAustin ISD may still face conservatorship under the state’s alternative...
The Texas Education Agency has proposed appointing at least one monitor to track the district's progress. If AISD does not meet certain benchmarks, the agency could still appoint one or more...
View ArticleAn immigrant to ‘The Country of the Blind’
Andrew Leland’s memoir chronicles the way a degenerative eye disease affects his relationship with the world.
View ArticleNIH to officially designate people with disabilities as a health disparity...
The designation will open up opportunities for more research and funding in addressing health inequities.
View Article‘People aren’t thinking about us’: How new ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates...
The ban applies to all private businesses, including health care facilities like hospitals, which can jeopardize the health of those with compromised immune systems or other underlying conditions.
View ArticleThe State of Disability in Texas
How are Texans with disabilities building lives of independence and dignity, and participating in the culture of our state? How does public policy offer support – or create barriers?
View ArticleListen: Voting accessibility, education and transportation through the lens...
A special event in Austin in January continues the conversations Texas Standard began in our 2023 special report the State of Disability in Texas.
View ArticleFor Texas’ program of blind merchants, the pandemic shrank opportunities,...
The Business Enterprises of Texas program offers visually impaired vendors food service contracts in government buildings.
View ArticleDennis Borel looks back on 24 years advocating for Texans with disabilities
The retiring executive director of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities says progress is still needed.
View ArticleA surprising trend at South by Southwest: Accessibility
The number of sessions, events and award nominations focused on digital inclusion for people with disabilities at this year’s conference was noteworthy.
View ArticleMaking life-or-death decisions for $10.60 an hour: Texas group homes suffer...
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.
View Article‘No plan B’: Texas runner heads to Boston for his final marathon
Two years after being diagnosed with ALS, Austinite Bill Corrigan will handcycle on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
View ArticleFor disabled guests, the Texas Eclipse Festival was a weekend of broken promises
Rumors of mismanagement swirled online after a weather cancellation, but disabled festival goers clocked issues from the start.
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