Texas § LA.21.0021 - CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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§ LA.21.0021. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. (a) The term "disability": (1) shall be construed in favor of broad coverage of individuals under Subchapters B and C, to the maximum extent allowed under those subchapters; and (2) includes an impairment that is episodic or in remission that substantially limits a major life activity when active. (b) The determination of whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity must be made without regard to the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures, including: (1) medication, medical supplies, medical equipment, medical appliances, prosthetic limbs and devices, hearing aids, cochlear implants and other implantable hearing devices, mobility devices, and oxygen therapy equipment; (2) devices that magnify, enhance, or otherwise augment a visual image, other than eyeglasses and contact lenses that are intended to fully correct visual acuity or eliminate refractive error; (3) the use of assistive technology; (4) reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids or services; and (5) learned behavioral or adaptive neurological modifications. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 978 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
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