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The ruling came in a class action lawsuit filed 15 years ago on behalf of institutionalized plaintiffs represented by the Center for Public Representation, Disability Rights Texas and Sidley Austin LLP. Dan Katz, Texas Public Radio / Jackie Velez, Texas Public Radio Posted on June 23, 2025, 12:49 PM A federal judge in San Antonio has ruled…

By Melissa Brown | June 18, 2025, 4:28pm CDT Tennessee may soon make it easier for schools to temporarily remove some students with disabilities from their classrooms. The proposed rule being considered by the Tennessee Board of Education would amend existing guidelines to allow schools to move a student deemed a “disruptive force” to a more restrictive environment before…

Lawmakers added $100 million to a child care scholarship program but failed to expand access to free preschool for children with disabilities. By Jess Huff June 23, 20255 AM Central LUFKIN — Texas lawmakers this year added $100 million to a scholarship fund to help families across the state pay for early child care, an extraordinary investment that…

Jun 10, 2025 | 8:06 pm ET By Christine Sexton Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed into law priority legislation for House Speaker Daniel Perez that addresses how people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) receive health care. There were fears in the IDD advocacy community that DeSantis was going to veto the bill but he…

Medina’s account on Instagram is a mix of educational content about her health journey; modeling career with Zebedee Talent, an inclusive modeling agency; and her day-to-day life by Cheyla Daverman May 14, 2025 PHOENIX – Dani Medina thought she was dying. A rare genetic disorder and a severe case of COVID-19 left her rapidly declining. Her response was to…

Revelations around abuse at a San Antonio group home have parents worried and advocates reflecting on years of issues in Texas. by Paul Flahive Posted on June 5, 2025, Last month, employees of Maofu Home Health, a provider of group homes for people with intellectual disabilities with facilities across the state, were arrested for abusing…

House Bill 25-1017 codifies a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision for disability rights By: Ryan Fish Posted 12:20 AM, May 29, 2025 DENVER — Molly Kirkham and other Coloradans living with disabilities celebrated inside the State Capitol on Wednesday. A bipartisan bill (House Bill 25-1017) was signed into law last week by Governor Jared Polis, securing the…

Parents at Oakland’s Montclair Elementary School are outraged after a racist 1940 article, including a game, wound up in the school’s yearbook. By Dan Noyes  Monday, June 2, 2025 OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Parents at an East Bay elementary are having some difficult conversations with their children Monday night after a very racist expression wound up…

California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond is defending the state’s inclusion of transgender athletes in public school sports. By Monica Madden  Wednesday, June 4, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — California’s public schools could face legal consequences if transgender student athletes continue competing on teams that align with their gender identity, according to a Monday memo from the U.S. Department…

A heated board meeting ended with the Tamalpais Union High School District voting against a plan to fund the Black Student Success Support Team. By J.R. Stone  Wednesday, June 4, 2025 LARKSPUR, Calif. (KGO) — A heated school board meeting in the North Bay has ended with the Tamalpais Union High School District voting against a…