[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 44, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 44CFR16.101] [Page 182] TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 16_ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Sec. 16.101 Purpose. AGENCY--Table of Contents Sec. 16.101 Purpose. 16.102 Application. 16.103 Definitions. 16.104-16.109 [Reserved] 16.110 Self-evaluation. 16.111 Notice. 16.112-16.129 [Reserved] 16.130 General prohibitions against discrimination. 16.131-16.139 [Reserved] 16.140 Employment. 16.141-16.148 [Reserved] 16.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited. 16.150 Program accessibility: Existing facilities. 16.151 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations. 16.152-16.159 [Reserved] 16.160 Communications. 16.161-16.169 [Reserved] 16.170 Compliance procedures. 16.171-16.999 [Reserved] Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794. Source: 53 FR 25885, July 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted. The purpose of this regulation is to effectuate section 119 of the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978, which amended section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities conducted by Executive agencies or the United States Postal Service.