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Austin Monitor
1 month ago
Austin

Disability commission to seek replacement of group home rules stricken from code - Austin Monitor

Advocates for people with disabilities are concerned that recent building code changes in Austin may allow unregulated group homes to proliferate, impacting the independence of those individuals. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
3 months ago
Austin

Public Safety Commission begins discussion of how people with disabilities relate to policing - Austin Monitor

The Office of Police Oversight issued a report on policing and people with disabilities, which was discussed by the Public Safety Commission.
Austin police highlighted ongoing training on empathy for people with disabilities but also spoke about obstacles to implementing recommendations from the report. [ more ]
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