intellectual disability /tags/intellectual-disability intellectual disability en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:41:22 GMT Judge rules Texas illegally placed people with disabilities in nursing homes /news/2025-06-23/judge-rules-texas-illegally-placed-people-with-disabilities-in-nursing-homes A federal judge in San Antonio has ruled that the state of Texas for decades unnecessarily institutionalized 4,500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing home facilities, denying them appropriate services that are required under federal law. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:41:22 GMT /news/2025-06-23/judge-rules-texas-illegally-placed-people-with-disabilities-in-nursing-homes Dan Katz, Jackie Velez He lingered for months in jail. Long waits for Texas mental health beds mean he’s not alone /criminal-justice/2024-06-25/a-texas-man-with-disabilities-lingered-for-months-in-jail-long-wait-times-at-mental-health-facilities-mean-hes-not-alone Kai'Yere Campbell is intellectually disabled, with autism and a schizophrenia diagnosis, according to his mom, who says he suffered during his time in the Tarrant County Jail. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-06-25/a-texas-man-with-disabilities-lingered-for-months-in-jail-long-wait-times-at-mental-health-facilities-mean-hes-not-alone Miranda Suarez Texas court removes Tomas Gallo from death row because of his intellectual disability /texas-news/2024-04-18/texas-court-removes-tomas-gallo-from-death-row-because-of-his-intellectual-disability The court re-sentenced Gallo to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:20:01 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-18/texas-court-removes-tomas-gallo-from-death-row-because-of-his-intellectual-disability William Melhado | The Texas Tribune Making life-or-death decisions for $10.60 an hour: Texas group homes suffer from staffing crisis /health-wellness/2024-03-27/making-life-or-death-decisions-for-10-60-an-hour-texas-group-homes-suffer-from-staffing-crisis Thousands of Texans with intellectual disabilities live in group homes. The group home system is struggling to retain workers under the low base wage the state legislature set last year. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-03-27/making-life-or-death-decisions-for-10-60-an-hour-texas-group-homes-suffer-from-staffing-crisis Miranda Suarez With Texas births rising post-Roe, disability advocates say child services need bolstering /texas-news/2024-03-11/with-texas-births-rising-post-roe-disability-advocates-say-child-services-need-bolstering Texas’ fertility rose after new abortion restrictions, raising concerns that special education and specialized health care will be stretched even thinner. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:41:12 GMT /texas-news/2024-03-11/with-texas-births-rising-post-roe-disability-advocates-say-child-services-need-bolstering Neelam Bohra | Texas Tribune People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Often Overlooked In Pandemic Response /health-wellness/2021-02-12/people-with-intellectual-disabilities-are-often-overlooked-in-pandemic-response Without federal tracking, no one knows how many people in disability group housing have fallen ill or died from the virus. And few states are prioritizing them for vaccination. Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:55:21 GMT /health-wellness/2021-02-12/people-with-intellectual-disabilities-are-often-overlooked-in-pandemic-response Katheryn Houghton Texas A&M-San Antonio Receives Funding For New Program For Students With Intellectual Disabilities /news/2020-10-24/texas-a-m-san-antonio-receives-funding-for-new-program-for-students-with-intellectual-disabilities According to program organizers, TU CASA — which stands for Transition University for Career Advancement and Successful Adulthood — will give students the same kind of support they had before aging out of special education in their K-12 schools. Sat, 24 Oct 2020 20:00:15 GMT /news/2020-10-24/texas-a-m-san-antonio-receives-funding-for-new-program-for-students-with-intellectual-disabilities Camille Phillips Texas A&M Starts Residential Program For Students With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities /2019-07-22/texas-a-m-starts-residential-program-for-students-with-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities From Texas Standard: In the fall, Texas A&M University will start a new program to better serve Texans with intellectual and developmental... Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:25:15 GMT /2019-07-22/texas-a-m-starts-residential-program-for-students-with-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities Rhonda Fanning, Geronimo Perez