Definition

Sec. 123.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "person with a disability" means a person whose ability to care for himself or herself, perform manual tasks, learn, work, walk, see, hear, speak, or breathe is substantially limited because the person has: (1) an orthopedic, visual, speech, or hearing impairment; (2) Alzheimer's disease; (3) pre-senile dementia; (4) cerebral palsy; (5) epilepsy; (6) muscular dystrophy; (7) multiple sclerosis; (8) cancer; (9) heart disease; (10) diabetes; (11) an intellectual disability; (12) autism; or (13) mental illness. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 12.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.431, eff. April 2, 2015.