(a) It is the policy of the department that no qualified individual with a disability shall, solely based on the disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any of the policies or procedures of the department in any employment practice.
(b) This department shall make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability which would enable the individual to perform the essential job tasks.
(c) The department must provide a reasonable accommodation for a qualified applicant or employee with a known physical or mental disability unless it can show that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.40 adopted to be effective March 12, 1993, 18 TexReg 1290