Disability Rights Texas
Recent News About Disability Rights Texas
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Champions of Justice Gala benefiting veterans raises $448,000
AUSTIN – The Texas Access to Justice Commission, with its co-sponsor the State Bar of Texas, honored veterans throughout the state at the Virtual 2021 Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
BlueCross/Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS), a Dallas health care company, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. -
Regis employee alleges company placed her into yearlong, unpaid leave over disability
HOUSTON – A salon franchise chain is alleged to have retaliated and discriminated against an employee because she requested a reasonable accommodation for her disability. -
Willow Meadows Civic Club Inc. accused of discriminating against homeowner, tenant
HOUSTON – A homeowner and disabled tenant alleges that a homeowners association is discriminating against them. -
Deaf women claim they were denied sign interpreter at hospital
Two deaf woman are suing a hospital alleging they were refused the aid of a sign language interpreter. -
Amputee sues apartment complex over lack of handicapped parking spaces
Port Arthur local Robert Hamilton is suing The Willows, alleging the apartment complex has failed to accommodate him under the Texas Fair Housing Act. -
Parents sue Texas Medicaid to get power wheelchair for disabled child
TYLER - The parents of a child with cerebral palsy have filed a lawsuit against Texas Health and Human Services in an effort to force the commission to pay for a power wheelchair under the Texas Medicaid program.