Sec. 2054.456. ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES BY STATE EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES. (a) Each state agency shall, in developing, procuring, maintaining, or using electronic and information resources, ensure that state employees with disabilities have access to and the use of those resources comparable to the access and use available to state employees without disabilities, unless compliance with this section imposes a significant difficulty or expense on the agency under Section 2054.460. Subject to Section 2054.460, the agency shall take reasonable steps to ensure that a disabled employee has reasonable access to perform the employee's duties.
(b) This section does not require a state agency to install specific accessibility-related software or attach an assistive technology device at a workstation of a state employee.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 750 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Information and Planning
Chapter 2054 - Information Resources
Subchapter M. Access to Electronic and Information
Section 2054.452. Training and Technical Assistance
Section 2054.453. Rules; Compliance With Federal Standards and Laws
Section 2054.454. State Agency Compliance
Section 2054.455. Public Information
Section 2054.458. Internet Websites
Section 2054.459. Emerging Technologies; Products
Section 2054.460. Exception for Significant Difficulty or Expense; Alternate Methods
Section 2054.462. Exception for Embedded Information Resources
Section 2054.463. Exception for Medical Equipment