Sec. 21.0021.  CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.  (a)  The term "disability":
(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
(2)  includes an impairment that is episodic or in remission that substantially limits a major life activity when active.
(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:
(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;
(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;
(3)  the use of assistive technology;
(4)  reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids or services; and
(5)  learned behavioral or adaptive neurological modifications.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 978), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.