The commission must support campaigns by setting up a toll-free counseling/referral line, posting resources on its website, naming a contact for affected adults and families, and encouraging awareness of reading services.
Sec. 526.0753. COMMISSION SUPPORT. To support campaigns conducted under this subchapter, the commission shall: (1) establish a toll-free telephone number for providing counseling and referrals to appropriate services for aging adults who are blind or visually impaired; (2) post on the commission's Internet website information and training resources for aging adults, community stakeholders, and health care and other service providers that generally serve aging adults, including: (A) links to Internet websites that contain resources for individuals who are blind or visually impaired; (B) existing videos that provide awareness of blindness and visual impairments among aging adults and the importance of early intervention; (C) best practices for referring aging adults at risk of blindness or visual impairment for appropriate services; and (D) training about resources available for aging adults who are blind or visually impaired for the staff of aging and disability resource centers established under the Aging and Disability Resource Center initiative funded partly by the federal Administration on Aging and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; (3) designate a commission contact to assist aging adults who are diagnosed with a visual impairment and are losing vision and the families of those adults with locating and obtaining appropriate services; and (4) encourage awareness of the reading services the Texas State Library and Archives Commission offers for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER Q. STATEWIDE INTERAGENCY AGING SERVICES COORDINATING COUNCIL