Texas Key Laws & Disability Resources
The Governor's Committee on Disabilities promotes compliance and facilitate implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal and state statutes relating to rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities. Information regarding key laws for Texans with disabilities is covered under the resource topics listed below. These sections are not intended to be used for legal advice.
All provided resources are federal or state resources. For local resources that are more specific to your part of the state, please dial 211. If you need alternative methods to reach 211 Texas, please call (877) 541-7905 or visit the 211 Texas website. You may also use Texas Parent to Parent for a directory of a variety of resources, searchable by county and topic.
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Access to Information
- Accessible Communications
- Accessible Parking
- Accessible & Assistive Technology Training
- Aging Texans
- Building and Physical Accessibility
- Communications Technology
- Disability History
- Driver's Licenses and Personal IDs
- Emergency Management
- Employment Protections
- Financial Assistance
- Guardianship
- Health
- Health Care Directives
- Higher Education
- History and Awareness Month Factoids
- Housing
- Insurance
- Insurance: Health
- Intellectual Disabilities Protections
- Jurors, Witnesses, and Offenders
- K-12 Education
- Mental Health Resources and Protections
- Reasonable Accommodation
- Recreation
- Replacing DME and AT Lost in Disasters
- Safety and Protection
- Service Animals
- Tax Exemptions
- Texas Driving with Disability
- Testing Accommodations
- Travel
- Veterans
- Voting
- Workers' Compensation