All AQRP investigators are required to comply with Texas Electronic and Information Resources (EIR) Accessibility statutes and rules to provide accessibility. EIR accessibility means providing electronic information and services through multiple ways so that communication is not contingent on a single sense or ability.
The attached Microsoft Word Accessibility Checklist 
and Document Accessibility - MS Word to PDF documents are provided as resources to assist investigators in the development of documents and reports that are user friendly to individuals using screen readers.
Authority State agencies and institutions of higher education are required to comply with Texas EIR Accessibility statutes and rules to provide accessibility.(Source: Texas Department of Information Resources website, http://dir.texas.gov/View-Resources/Pages/Content.aspx?id=36, accessed February 17, 2017.)
- TGC 2054.451, enacted in 2005, requires that all state agencies and institutions of higher education, provide state employees and members of the public access to and use of electronic information resources.
- 1 TAC 206, aligns state web accessibility standards with the federal regulations set forth in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
- 1 TAC 213 enacted state standards for procurement, development, or usage of EIR for people with disabilities and also aligns accessibility standards with the federal regulations set forth in Section 508.
