Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 1	ADMINISTRATION
PART 10	DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES
CHAPTER 213	ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER C	ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
RULE §213.30	Software Applications and Operating Systems

Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved by the president or chancellor of an institution of higher education or an exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to 1 Texas Administrative Code §213.37, all software applications and operating systems EIR developed, procured, or changed by an institution of higher education shall comply with the standards described in this subchapter. Each institution of higher education shall comply with the following standards referenced in Section 508 Appendix C:

(1) Chapter 7, § 702.10 (WCAG 2.0 Level AA excluding Guideline 1.2 Time Based Media);

(2) Chapter 5, § 502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology;

(3) Chapter 5, § 503 Applications; and

(4) Chapter 5, § 504 Authoring Tools.

Source Note: The provisions of this §213.30 adopted to be effective April 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 3379; amended to be effective September 16, 2008, 33 TexReg 7744; amended to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7565; amended to be effective December 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 7679