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Texas city settles in long-running sidewalk accessibility lawsuit

By Andy Jones | Published: October 29, 2012
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The city council of Arlington, Texas approved a settlement October 16 with a class of people with disabilities whom sued the city over its failure to provide accessible sidewalks, in a case that was appealed all the way to the …

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Texas executes man with low IQ

By Andy Jones | Published: August 16, 2012

Marvin Wilson, 54, received the death penalty August 7, ignoring calls from human rights activists to consider the man’s mental condition and spare his life.

Wilson, a black man, was convicted of the 1994 murder of another man he alleged …

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Texas hospitals scrutinized for controversial research practices

By Andy Jones | Published: June 11, 2012
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Disability advocacy groups are calling into question whether researchers at a Texas psychiatric hospital violated the civil rights of people with disabilities by practicing the controversial electrotherapy treatment on patients without their consent.

The controversy centers on hospital consent forms …

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Five-year-old denied use of a walker

By Andy Jones | Published: April 1, 2012
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A Texas public school is telling a five-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy that she can no longer use her walker.

After observing the girl fall in her walker in the school parking lot, the school is arguing that the walker, …

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Texas violating due process rights of mentally ill prisoners, judge rules

By Andy Jones | Published: February 5, 2012
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A state judge ruled January 24 that Texas is violating its state constitution by routinely holding prisoners in jail for extended periods after they’ve been deemed unable to stand trial due to mental illness.

During the past two years, the state has forced …

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An emerging cyber tool to prevent abuse?

By Cherlaine Ordona | Published: November 16, 2011
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With new technology and burgeoning access to social media, people now have opportunities to connect with those who have experienced similar situations.  23 year old Hillary Adams released a video (contains graphic content) on October 27 of her father beating …

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Abuses continue at Texas institutions despite settlement

By Andy Jones | Published: October 31, 2011
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A new investigation by the Texas Tribune reveals that Texas is making slow progress in improving conditions at its 13 state-run facilities for people with disabilities, even though the state is two years into a five-year legal settlement it signed…

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Citizens involved in parking violation crackdown

By Andy Jones | Published: October 23, 2011
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The city of Austin, Texas is taking a new approach to the never-ending problem of people with disabilities being cheated out of  parking spots designated for their use.

Under a resolution introduced in the Austin City Council on Thursday, community …

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Starbucks to pay barista $75,000 in discrimination suit

By Andy Jones | Published: August 29, 2011
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Starbucks has reached a settlement with an individual with dwarfism who claimed she was fired after requesting assistance to accommodate her disability, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Thursday.

Starbucks will pay $75,000 to Elsa Sallard and will providing training for …

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