44 CFR § 16.149 - Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s16.149"
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title: "44 CFR § 16.149 - Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "16.149"
section_name: "Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "16"
part_name: "ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 794."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 25885, July 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "16"
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# 16.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.

Except as otherwise provided in § 16.150, 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.