34 CFR § 105.33 - Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s105.33"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "34 CFR § 105.33 - Program accessibility: New construction and alterations."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "105.33"
section_name: "Program accessibility: New construction and alterations."
chapter_name: "OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "105"
part_name: "ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 794; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 37168, Sept. 7, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "105"
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# 105.33 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
Each building or part of a building that is constructed or altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of, the Department must be designed, constructed, or altered so as to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps. The definitions, requirements, and standards of the Architectural Barriers Act (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), as established in 41 CFR 101-19.600 to 101-19.607, apply to buildings covered by this section.