Accessibility Policy

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is committed to making its Web sites and other electronic information resources (EIR) accessible to individuals with disabilities.  To improve our Web accessibility, we test and carefully review our pages with various software tools.

CONTACT US:

TDA welcomes comments on how to improve our sites' accessibility for individuals with disabilities. If the format of any material on our Web sites interferes with your user assistive technology, please contact our EIR Accessibility Coordinator for assistance at the email/phone numbers below. To enable us to respond in a helpful and timely manner, please indicate:
            - the nature of the accessibility problem, 
            - the format in which you prefer to receive the material, 
            - the Web address of the requested material and 
            - your contact information.

Accessibility@TexasAgriculture.gov
(512) 463-9697 
(800) 735-2989 (Relay Texas TTY) or visit the Relay Texas Web site.
Additional information about accessibility programs in Texas is available from the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.
our Web sites.

TDA ACCESSIBILITY PLAN:

TDA is diligently working to improve accessibility for users with disabilities - all new, or significantly altered web pages, web content, and web applications must conform to these accessibility standards and specifications. TDA is committed to making our Web sites accessible according to the standards set forth in Title 1 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapters 206 and 213, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (36 CFR, Section 1194). To ensure full compliance, TDA is in the process of implementing a total redesign of  
Under rare and special circumstances, TDA's Commissioner may grant an EIR accessibility exception request, pursuant to Section 2054.460 of the Texas Government Code.


ACCESSIBILITY EXEMPTION REQUEST:

If TDA determines that compliance with a standard or specification in this policy would impose a significant difficulty or expense, an exception request shall be made to the TDA EIR Accessibility Coordinator.  The request must  include a description of the accessibility issue, justification for exception, and a plan for a reasonable alternate method for access.  The TDA Accessibility Coordinator shall evaluate the request, formulate recommendations regarding the request, and forward it to the TDA Commissioner or designee who will specify an expiration date for an approved exception.