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services and facilities, and that special efforts shall be made in planning and designing those
<br />services and facilities to implement transportation accessibility rights for elderly individuals and
<br />individuals with disabilities. The Contractor also agrees to comply with all applicable provisions
<br />of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,. as amended, with 29 U.S.C. § 794, which
<br />prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability; with the Americans with Disabilities Act of
<br />1990 (ADA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., which requires that accessible facilities
<br />and services be made available to individuals with disabilities; and with the Architectural
<br />Barriers Act of 1968,_ as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4151 et seq., which requires that buildings
<br />and public accommodations be accessible to individuals with disabilities. In addition, the
<br />Contractor agrees to comply with applicable Federal regulations and directives and any
<br />subsequent amendments thereto, except to the extent the Department determines otherwise in
<br />writing, as follows:
<br />(1) U.S. DOT regulations, "Transportation Services for Individuals with
<br />Disabilities (ADA)," 49 C.F.R. Part 37;
<br />(2) U.S. DOT regulations, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in
<br />Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal Financial Assistance," 49 C.F.R.
<br />Part 27;
<br />(3) Joint U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
<br />(U.S. ATBCB)/U.S. DOT regulations, "Americans With Disabilities (ADA) Accessibility
<br />Specifications for Transportation Vehicles," 36 C.F.R. Part 1192 and 49 C.F.R. Part 38;
<br />(4) U.S. DOJ regulations, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in
<br />State and Local Government Services," 28 C.F.R. Part 35;
<br />(5) U.S. DOJ regulations, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by
<br />Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities," 28 C.F.R Part 36;
<br />(6) U.S. General Services Administration (U.S. GSA) regulations,
<br />"Accommodations for the Physically Handicapped," 41 C.F.R. Subpart 101-19;
<br />(7) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Regulations to
<br />Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act," 29 C.F.R.
<br />Part 1630;
<br />(8) U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulations,
<br />"Telecommunications Relay Services and Related Customer Premises Equipment for the
<br />Hearing and Speech Disabled," 47 C.F.R. Part 64, Subpart F; and
<br />(9) U.S. ATBCB regulations, "Electronic and Information Technology
<br />Accessibility Standards," 36 C.F.R. Part 1194;
<br />(10) FTA regulations, "Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped
<br />Persons," 49 C.F.R. Part 603; and
<br />(11) Federal civil rights and nondiscrimination directives implementing the
<br />foregoing regulations.
<br />h. Drug or Alcohol Abuse-Confidentiality and Other Civil Rights Protections. To
<br />the extent applicable, the Contractor agrees to comply with the confidentiality and other civil
<br />rights protections of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, as amended, 21
<br />U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq., with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention,
<br />Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4541 et seq., and with
<br />the Public Health Service Act of 1912, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq, and any
<br />subsequent amendments to these acts.
<br />i. Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency. To the
<br />extent applicable and except to the extent that the Department determines otherwise in writing,
<br />the Contractor agrees to comply with the policies of Executive Order No. 13166, "Improving
<br />Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency," 42 U.S.C. § 2000d-1 note,
<br />and with the provisions of U.S. DOT Notice, "DOT Guidance to Recipients on Special
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