Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
Subchapter K - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA
Section 4.203 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Blind or visually impaired student--Includes any student whose visual acuity is impaired to the extent that the student is unable to read the print in the standard instructional material used in a course in which the student is enrolled.
(2) Coordinating Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) Dyslexia--A condition of dyslexia considered to be a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.) or §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. §794).
(4) Institution of higher education--Has the meaning assigned by § 61.003(8) of the Texas Education Code.
(5) Instructional material--A printed textbook or other printed instructional material or a combination of a printed book and supplementary printed instructional material sold through a Texas bookstore that:
(6) Special instructional material--Instructional material in Braille, large print, audio format, digital text, or any other medium or any apparatus that conveys information to or otherwise contributes to the learning process of a blind or visually impaired student or a student with dyslexia.
