Tex. Human Resources Code Section 123.002
Definition


In this chapter, “person with a disability” means a person whose ability to care for himself or herself, perform manual tasks, learn, work, walk, see, hear, speak, or breathe is substantially limited because the person has:

(1)

an orthopedic, visual, speech, or hearing impairment;

(2)

Alzheimer’s disease;

(3)

pre-senile dementia;

(4)

cerebral palsy;

(5)

epilepsy;

(6)

muscular dystrophy;

(7)

multiple sclerosis;

(8)

cancer;

(9)

heart disease;

(10)

diabetes;

(11)

an intellectual disability;

(12)

autism; or

(13)

mental illness.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 12.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.431, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 123.002 — Definition, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.­123.­htm#123.­002 (accessed May 4, 2024).

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 123.002’s source at texas​.gov