Electronic and Information Policies

Privacy Statement

At Texas School for the Deaf we are committed to full legal compliance with respect to protecting the privacy of the information that you have entrusted to us.

The following is a description of what information we collect and how we use it.

The information we collect:

We collect non-public statistical information about you from the following sources:

Application or other forms you complete and give to us.
Transactions you make with us, our agents and sub-agents.
Consumer reporting agencies.

The information we disclose:

We do not disclose any non-public personal financial information about you to anyone, except as required by law.

Our security procedures:

We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to those employees who need to know that information to provide services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal and state regulations to guard your non-public personal information.

Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility Policy

As a result, we are dedicated to following the guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), legislative requirements provided by the Federal Government's Section 508 standards, and the definition of a generally accessible Internet site as defined in the Texas Administrative Code Section 206 - State WebSites. As part of our commitment, each new web page or application is reviewed and evaluated utilizing various validation resources prior to its release.

Additionally, we have also included features that are designed to improve accessibility for users with disabilities. Several of these features are described below.The Texas School for the Deaf is firmly committed to making its Website accessible to all of its users.

Incorporated CSS to control our website's style and in some cases layout.
We have supplied most of our site’s images with Alt tags, short descriptions of the image, which aid users who listen to the content of the site by using a screen reader, rather than reading the site.
A 'skip to' link provides our users with a method for bypassing the header and main navigation links and going directly to the main content of that page each time it is accessed.
We have implemented the use of headings, lists and website structure in a consistent manner.
Using hypertext links that make sense when read out of context rather than utilizing broad language such as "click here".
Providing alternatives in cases where content may not be easily accessed or accessible.

Some of the content that exists on this site was produced before these guidelines were developed and incorporated into our policy. However, we are in the process of developing and maintaining a Corrective Action Plan that will help ensure that older web pages and applications are brought into compliance as content is modified or issues are identified as referenced in TAC206(c).

The Texas School for the Deaf welcomes comments on how to make our website more accessible to individuals living with a disability. If you are using assistive technology and the format of any of the material presented on our website interferes with your ability to access the desired information, please contact the Texas School for the Deaf Webmaster at [email protected] immediately. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the desired format in which you would prefer to receive the material, the web address of the requested material and your contact information.

Related Links:

The Statewide Accessibility Website is a useful resource for related accessibility information. Additional information about accessibility programs in Texas is available from the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.

You can also contact us by filling the TSD Website Accessibility Claim Form

Link Policies

The pages on www.tsd.texas.gov may include hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. TSD provides these links and pointers solely for our visitors' information and convenience. When visitors select a link to an outside website, they are leaving the www.tsd.texas.gov site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The inclusion of links and pointers to websites is not intended to assign importance to those sites or to the information contained on those sites. It is also not intended to endorse or recommend any views expressed or products or services offered on these sites.

TSD does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked website.

TSD does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites, and does not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer.

TSD cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Visitors must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked website.

TSD is not responsible for transmissions visitors receive from linked websites.

TSD does not guarantee that outside websites comply with Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the Rehabilitation Act.

Prohibitions

TSD will not link to any website that exhibits hate, bias, or discrimination. Furthermore, TSD reserves the right to deny or remove any link that contains misleading information or unsubstantiated claims, or is determined to be in conflict with TSD’s mission or policies.