45 CFR § 1170.11 - General prohibition against discrimination.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1170.11"
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title: "45 CFR § 1170.11 - General prohibition against discrimination."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1170.11"
section_name: "General prohibition against discrimination."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES"
part_number: "1170"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES"
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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: "46 FR 55897, Nov. 12, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1170.11 General prohibition against discrimination.

No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance.

[46 FR 55897, Nov. 12, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51386, Aug. 26, 2003]