45 CFR § 605.21 - Discrimination prohibited.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s605.21"
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title: "45 CFR § 605.21 - Discrimination prohibited."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "605.21"
section_name: "Discrimination prohibited."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION"
part_number: "605"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 794."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 8573, Mar. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "605"
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# 605.21 Discrimination prohibited.

No qualified handicapped person shall, because a recipient's facilities are inaccessible to or unusable by handicapped persons, be denied the benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity to which this part applies.