{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.0021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 21.0021","heading":"CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.","body":"(a) The term \"disability\":\n(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\n(2) includes an impairment that is episodic or in remission that substantially limits a major life activity when active.\n(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:\n(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;\n(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;\n(3) the use of assistive technology;\n(4) reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids or services; and\n(5) learned behavioral or adaptive neurological modifications.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 978), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","CHAPTER 21. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.21.htm#21.0021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"beb0b54a31f41a995d0fbe0d018e357d4d4f0332d12d4647e773d04f3ddc3d41","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.0022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}