Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 213.1 - Applicable Terms and Technologies for Electronic and Information Resources

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used with this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Completed Accessibility
				  Conformance Report (ACR)--an accessibility report of an EIR item's compliance
				  with Section 508 that is created using a VPAT template.
(2) Accessible--Describes an electronic and
				  information resource that can be used in a variety of ways and (the use of
				  which) does not depend on a single sense or ability.
(3) Agency head--The top-most senior
				  executive with operational accountability for an agency, department,
				  commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive
				  or judicial branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a
				  statute of the state; or institutions of higher education as defined in Texas
				  Education Code §
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				  61.003.
(4) Alternate formats--Alternate formats
				  usable by people with disabilities may include, but are not limited to,
				  Braille, ASCII text, large print, recorded audio, and electronic formats that
				  comply with this chapter.
(5)
				  Alternate methods--Different means of providing information, including product
				  documentation, to people with disabilities. Alternate methods may include, but
				  are not limited to, voice, fax, relay service, TTY, Internet posting,
				  captioning, text-to-speech synthesis, and audio description.
(6) Assistive technology--Any item, piece of
				  equipment, or system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized,
				  that is commonly used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities
				  of individuals with disabilities.
(7) Commercial off-the-shelf product--a
				  software product that is available in the commercial marketplace prior to
				  customization.
(8) Department--The
				  Department of Information Resources.
(9) Electronic and information resources
				  (EIR)--Includes information technology and any equipment or interconnected
				  system or subsystem of equipment used to create, convert, duplicate, store, or
				  deliver data or information. EIR includes telecommunications products (such as
				  telephones), information kiosks and transaction machines, web sites,
				  multimedia, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines. The term
				  does not include any equipment that contains embedded information technology
				  that is used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of
				  which is not the acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement,
				  control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or
				  information. For example, thermostats or temperature control devices, and
				  medical equipment that contain information technology that is integral to its
				  operation, are not information technology. If the embedded information
				  technology has an externally available web or computer interface, that
				  interface is considered EIR. Other terms such as, but not limited to,
				  Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Information Technology (IT),
				  Electronic Information Technology (EIT), etc. can be considered interchangeable
				  terms with EIR for purposes of applicability or compliance with this
				  chapter.
(10) Electronic and
				  information resources (EIR) Development Services--Design, development, and / or
				  programming services that developers provide to enterprises and software
				  publishers.
(11) Exception--A
				  justified, documented non-compliance with one or more standards or
				  specifications of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, which has been
				  approved by the agency head or the President or Chancellor of an Institution of
				  Higher Education.
(12) Exemption--A
				  justified, documented non-compliance with one or more standards or
				  specifications of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, which has been
				  approved by the department and which is applicable statewide.
(13) Hardware. A tangible device, equipment,
				  or physical component of ICT, such as telephones, computers, multifunction copy
				  machines, and keyboards.
(14) Major
				  information resource project (MIRP)--Any information resources technology
				  project that meets the criteria defined in Texas Government Code §
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				  2054.003(10).
(15) Operable controls--A component of a
				  product that requires physical contact for normal operation. Operable controls
				  include, but are not limited to, mechanically operated controls, input and
				  output trays, card slots, keyboards, and keypads.
(16) Product--Electronic and information
				  technology.
(17) Section 508
				  Standards--The technical standards established by Section 508 of the
				  Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended,
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				  794(d), 36 C.F.R.
				  §1194.1, established by the federal Architectural and Transportation
				  Barriers Compliance Board (the "Access Board") that apply to electronic and
				  information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the federal
				  government, including computer hardware and software, websites, phone systems,
				  and copiers. The Section 508 standards were issued to implement Section 508 of
				  the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
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				  794(d)), which requires
				  access for both members of the public and federal employees to such
				  technologies when developed, procured, maintained, or used by federal
				  agencies.
(18) Self Contained,
				  Closed Products--Products that generally have embedded software and are
				  commonly designed in such a fashion that a user cannot easily attach or install
				  assistive technology. These products include, but are not limited to,
				  information kiosks and information transaction machines, copiers, printers,
				  calculators, fax machines, and other similar products.
(19) Technical Accessibility Standards and
				  Specifications--Accessibility standards and specifications for Texas agency and
				  institution of higher education websites and EIR set forth in Chapter 206
				  and/or Chapter 213 of this title.
(20) Telecommunications--The transmission,
				  between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's
				  choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and
				  received.
(21) Training/Technical
				  Assistance--Training and technical assistance to comply with the accessibility
				  standards.
(22) Voluntary Product
				  Accessibility Template (VPAT)--A vendor-supplied form for a commercial
				  off-the-shelf Electronic and Information Resource used to document its
				  compliance with technical accessibility standards and specifications. A link to
				  the standardized VPAT form is available at the department's website.
(23) Worldwide Web Consortium Web Content
				  Accessibility Guidelines 2.0--a referenceable, international technical standard
				  containing 12 guidelines that are organized under 4 principles: perceivable,
				  operable, understandable, and robust. For each guideline, there are testable
				  success criteria, which are at three levels: A, AA, and AAA. Also known as
				  ISO/IEC International Standard ISO/IEC 40500:2012.
(24) The terms referenced by Section 508
				  Appendices A and C shall have the meaning stated therein.