40 CFR § 12.149 - Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s12.149"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 12.149 - Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "12.149"
section_name: "Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 30606, Aug. 14, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "12"
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# 12.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in § 12.150, no qualified individual with handicaps shall, because the agency's facilities are inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with handicaps, be denied the benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by the agency.