Opinion ID: 628610
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Texas Commission on Human Rights

Text: 62 The Texas Supreme Court has adopted a very restrictive definition of handicap for purposes of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. 63 In Chevron Corp. v. Redmon, 64 that court expressly rejected the definition of an individual with handicaps from the federal Rehabilitation Act. 65 The court instead defined handicap as a disability which is generally perceived as severely limiting in performing work-related functions in general. 66 Further, a person may not sue [under art. 5221k] if his handicap impairs his ability to do that particular job. 67 The court also decided, as a matter of law, that vision which could not be corrected to 20/60 or better did not constitute those severe impairments which article 5221k was intended to protect. 68 The failure of the plaintiffs' claims under the Rehabilitation Act clearly precludes them from recovering under the stricter Texas statute. III