People With Disabilities

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.

From Texas Standard:Impressing a potential employer is becoming harder than usual thanks to software that evaluates candidates' facial expression, tone of…

From Texas Standard:In 2004, the Texas Education Agency put a limit on the percentage of students it would allow into special education programs, which…

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

Advocates say they're hoping to register more Texans with disabilities ahead of the constitutional amendment election in November and the presidential…

From Texas Standard:Today, more Texans live in urban areas than ever before. In fact, 8 in 10 of us do. That’s an overwhelming majority.Many able-bodied…

A disability rights group in Texas sent out a survey last week, trying to figure out how many of its members became disabled due to gun violence. The…

From Texas Standard:The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that around 40 million Americans, or about 12 percent of the population, are living with a…

From Texas Standard:Texas is at the epicenter of an aging boom. Texans are getting older, but older folks from other parts of the country are also moving…

Demonstrators and advocacy groups held a health care rally and “die-in” today at the state Capitol to protest the Republicans’ proposed health care…