Kafka was a fixture at the Texas and U.S. Capitols, pushing lawmakers to make housing, transportation and voting more ...
Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy ...
An employee of the Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center walks with a resident on April 1, 2021. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Texas has been violating federal law for decades by ...
Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka, who passed away at 79, devoted his life to protecting vital legal safeguards for people ...
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio’s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. A federal judge in San Antonio has ruled that the ...
After a car crash left him quadriplegic in 1973, the ADAPT of Texas organizer fought for accessibility and inclusion at every ...
Andy Washburn has been in *** wheelchair for 20 years. He knows what it's like to learn to live with *** disability. Washburn works at the Granite State Independent Living Foundation to help others ...
Read full article: More warmth this week and possibly another record high TxDOT announced construction for Interstate 35 near downtown that is expected to begin on Tuesday, Jan. 6. TxDOT: Downtown ...
Nancy Jensen believes she’d still be living in an abusive group home if it wasn’t shut down in 2004 with the help of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas, which for decades has received federal ...
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas has been violating federal law ...
Texas has been violating federal law for decades by sequestering individuals with severe disabilities in poorly run nursing homes without offering them alternative living options and services in the ...