Panel Recap: Hack Ability: Open Source Disability Tech
Liz Henry talks about what the web can do for disabled persons
"...BlogHer Inc., led Monday's panel Hack Ability: Open Source Disability Tech. Liz needed a projector for her laptop so..."
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March 17, 2009 Screens Post by Rebecca Farr
TDCJ: Hearing Loss Isn't A Disability
But a federal judge disagrees
"...failed to make a "reasonable accommodation" for Jeremy Durrenberger's disability during his visits to the Hughes Unit in Gatesville...."
Dec. 14, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Senate Passes Severe Fetal Disability Abortion Ban
Women would be forced to give birth to non-viable fetuses
"...currently allows pregnant women facing severe fetal disease or disability – an already traumatic event – to undergo abortion...."
May 13, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma
Lege Lines: Bill Would Ban Fetal Disability Abortion
ACLU questions constitutionality of draconian HB 2434
"...to choose abortion based on the sex, race, or disability of a fetus, including "physical disfigurement, scoliosis, dwarfism, Down..."
April 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Archer's Challenge Takes Disability Awareness Citywide
Foundation launches citywide fundraiser to benefit Rosedale School
"...to be frustrating saying, “we exist to empower the disability community.” He counters that his foundation’s goals are to..."
Oct. 7, 2016 News Post by David Lemon
Cap Metro Disability-Service Cuts on Hold
The Texas Civil Rights Project has been given more time to fight Cap Metro's changes to services for the disabled
July 4, 2008 News Feature by Justin Ward
REV UP the Vote
A local campaign aims to boost the disability vote
"...general election – far less than those without a disability. Disability advocates say people with disabilities are less likely..."
July 15, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia
Give Me Liberty
Chaotic story of disability doesn't get completely lost on its trip
"...say someone is “afflicted with” or “suffers from” a disability (it’s also just quicker and more efficient to say..."
Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Lilli Hime
Paxton Renews Threats Against Vote-by-Mail
Attorney General threatens “criminal sanctions” for “illegal” VBM
"...legal permission. The threats are aimed at anyone citing “disability” due to Covid-19 risk...."
June 15, 2020 News Post by Michael King
No More Cartoon Villains
Dismantling insulting stereotypes with the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival
"...raspberries for being a huge negative stereotype of a disability," said William Greer, the passionate film festival director of..."
Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry
Johnny Stecchino
Benigni performs dual roles in this comedy of mistaken identities.
"...in stealing bananas and defrauding the government through bogus disability claims. The other as an anally-retentive, oedipally-driven Mafioso known..."
Jan. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
Texas Vote-by-Mail Hearing Continues in 353rd Court
Morning testimony from Glen Maxey and medical experts
"...argued state law already allows VBM for public health "disability," but need for common state standard...."
April 15, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Last-Minute Appeals Aim to Stop First Texas Execution of 2019
Drugs, mental illness, disability factors in 2008 infant murder
"...to bite mark comparisons" and the law surrounding intellectual disability, the CCA concluded Milam fulfilled the necessary appeals requirements..."
Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff
Texans With Disabilities Physically Barred From Policymakers
The inaccessibility at the Capitol is emblematic of the city at large
"...outright signaled a clear pattern: Issues pertinent to the disability community were routinely decided without much input from those..."
July 28, 2017 News Feature by Taylor Jackson Buchanan
How Are We Going to Vote?
While the U.S. moves toward voting by mail, Texas digs in its heels
"...in-person injury by voting by mail on grounds of "disability." (Current law allows VBM to absentees, voters 65 or..."
June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
Our Bodies, Our Selves
An unusual convergence of dramas dealing with women and disabilities prompts a conversation among four actors about what playwrights are trying to say through characters who are disabled, and how actors approach playing a disability.
"...who are disabled, and how actors approach playing a disability. So the Chronicle got together Lara Toner (Laura in..."
March 22, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Voting By Mail? The Decision Is Yours.
Texas Supreme Court rejects Paxton writ of mandamus, leaves VBM to voter
"...that the judgment and decision of what constitutes a "disability" for voting purposes is in the hands of the..."
June 5, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
Texas Supreme Court Issues Ambiguous Decision on Vote-By-Mail
Rules COVID-19 risk not a “disability" – leaves VBM decision to voters
"...“physical condition” qualifying all voters to vote-by-mail under the “disability” provision of the election code, Attorney General Ken Paxton..."
May 28, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Disabilities Unltd.
Cinema Touching Disabilities fights misconceptions
"...still flock to movie theatres to expand their universe. "Disability is a big part of that," says William Greer,..."
Nov. 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape
LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview
The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books
"...from her peers by the triple veil of a disability, a thick Welsh accent, and a secret, crushing grief...."
Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry
Will Vote-by-Mail Happen by July?
Legal battle clouds election planning timeline
"...are eligible to apply for mail ballots under the “disability” provision of state election law. The same day, A.G...."
April 23, 2020 News Post by Michael King
The People's Gallery at City Hall Shows Women With Disabilities in a New Light
The Bold Beauty Project of Texas exhibits portraits of courageous women from across the state
"...12, it's unavoidable. In the eyes of others, her disability defines her...."
Feb. 22, 2019 Arts Feature by Laura Jones
Voting by Mail in Texas: Where Things Stand
The law, and the lawsuits
"...The Law: Election Code, Title 7, Sec. 82.002. DISABILITY. (a) A qualified voter is eligible for early voting..."
June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
Texas Supreme Court Puts Vote-by-Mail on Hold
Court stays expansion of “disability” voting – Ken Paxton celebrates
"...a series of legal proceedings debating the meaning of “disability” under Texas election law. Judge Sulak ruled that the..."
May 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Travis County Clerk Lays Out Her July Election Plan
Despite threats by AG Ken Paxton, Dana DeBeauvoir expects a "hybrid" July election
"...who requests a mail ballot on the grounds of disability will be accepted as eligible for a mail ballot...."
May 8, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
Will Vote-by-Mail Happen by July Elections?
State, local officials at odds over how people qualify
"...are eligible to apply for mail ballots under the "disability" provision of state election law. That same day, Paxton..."
May 1, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
Short Cuts
Austin blazes another trail: the Cinema Touching Disability 2004 Film Festival
"...(1156 Hargrave St.) as part of the Cinema Touching Disability 2004 Film Festival, presented by and benefiting the Coalition..."
May 21, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov
SXSW Short and Sweet: "Act of God"
Austin-made short busts the disability drama tropes
"...it was Parker’s idea to make a short about disability and some of the things we’ve experienced while he..."
March 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The COVID-19 Long Haulers
Nearly 1 in 3 coronavirus survivors have strange, often changing symptoms without known causes or cures. Here’s what they and their doctors are doing about it.
"...more frustrating for the patients themselves, living through prolonged disability without any cure. Yagoda told the Chronicle earlier this..."
March 26, 2021 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas
Texas Attorney General Asks State Supreme Court to Stop Expansion of Voting by Mail
After his threats fail, Ken Paxton heads to court
"...that “physical condition” can mean only a personal health disability of some kind – lost the argument, and his..."
May 14, 2020 News Post by Michael King
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