Sec. 2054.457. ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) Each state agency shall provide members of the public with disabilities who are seeking information or other services from the agency access to and the use of electronic and information resources comparable to the access and use provided to members of the public without disabilities, unless compliance with this section imposes a significant difficulty or expense on the agency under Section 2054.460.
(b) This section does not require a state agency to:
(1) make a product owned by the agency available for access and use by individuals with disabilities at a location other than the location where the electronic and information resources are provided to the public; or
(2) purchase a product for access and use by individuals with disabilities at a location other than the location where the electronic and information resources are provided to the public.
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