[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1151.16]

[Page 378]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER XI--NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
 
PART 1151--NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart C--Discrimination Prohibited
 
Sec. 1151.16  General prohibitions against discrimination.

                                 General


    (a) No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, 
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or 
otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity 
which receives federal financial assistance.
    (b) These regulations do not prohibit the exclusion of 
nonhandicapped persons or persons with a specific type of handicap from 
aid, benefits, or services limited by Federal statute or executive order 
to handicapped persons or persons with a different type of handicap.
    (c) Recipients shall take appropriate steps to insure that no 
handicapped individual is denied the benefits of, excluded from 
participation in, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in any 
program or activity receiving Endowment financial assistance because of 
the absence of appropriate auxiliary aids for individuals with impaired 
sensory, manual, or speaking skills.
    (d) Recipients shall take appropriate steps to insure that 
communications with their applicants, employees, and beneficiaries are 
available to persons with impaired vision and hearing.
    (e) Recipients shall administer programs or activities in the most 
integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified handicapped 
persons.

[44 FR 22734, Apr. 17, 1979, as amended at 68 FR 51384, Aug. 26, 2003]