People With Disabilities

Groups say the base pay for community attendants needs to increase from $8.11 to $15 an hour. But changing that pay is up to state lawmakers.

The transit agency hopes capping fares and reducing how much people with low incomes have to pay will boost ridership.

Worker shortages and the ability to work from home have made it easier for some people with disabilities to get and keep a job. Advocates say the unemployment rate is still far too high.

The extent to which Republicans’ proposed voting restrictions might affect voters of color has received much attention, but Texans with disabilities also face the prospect of new barriers to the ballot box.

Voting groups say mask rules are not being enforced and speakers are required to testify in person. They warn these conditions are not just a threat to public health, they also violate federal law.

Monday's announcement comes after thousands of borrowers with disabilities had their federal student loans erased, then handed back to them during the pandemic.

The hospital said it made a humane decision to end treatment. Michael Hickson's widow says doctors ended his care because they underestimated the life of a man with significant disabilities.

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From Texas Standard:In the fall, Texas A&M University will start a new program to better serve Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.…