Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 22 - TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
Chapter 511 - ELIGIBILITY
Subchapter D - CPA EXAMINATION
Section 511.92 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Disability--A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual; a record of such an impairment; being regarded as having such an impairment.
(2) Learning disability--Evidence of significant learning difficulties which substantially affect or limit one or more major life activities, and which are not primarily due to cultural, emotional, or motivational factors. The term does not include learning problems which are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. Note that while some of these factors may be involved in other types of disabilities, such factors are excluded from the determination of a learning disability.
(3) Major life activities--Walking, speaking, seeing, hearing, breathing, learning, working, caring for one's self, and any and all amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as Amended in 2008 ( 42 U.S.C. 12102(2)) .
(4) Mental impairment--Any mental or psychological disorder such as organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.
