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f. Access for Individuals with Disabilities. The Contractor agrees to comply with 49
<br /> U.S.C. § 5301(d), which states the Federal policy that elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities
<br /> have the same right as other individuals to use public transportation services and facilities, and that
<br /> special efforts shall be made in planning and designing those services and facilities to implement
<br /> transportation accessibility rights for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities. The Contractor
<br /> also agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
<br /> amended, with 29 U.S.C. § 794, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability; with the
<br /> Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., which
<br /> requires that accessible facilities and services be made available to individuals with disabilities; and
<br /> with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4151 et seq., which requires that
<br /> buildings 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 subsequent
<br /> amendments thereto, except to the extent the Department determines otherwise in 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
<br /> Assistance,"49 C.F.R. 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)
<br /> Accessibility Specifications for Transportation Vehicles," 36 C.F.R. Part 1192
<br /> 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.
<br /> Part 36;
<br /> (6) U.S. General Services Administration (U.S. GSA)regulations,
<br /> "Accommodations for the Physically Handicapped,"41 C.F.R.
<br /> Subpart 101-19;
<br /> (7) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 'Regulations to
<br /> Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans with
<br /> Disabilities Act,"29 C.F.R. Part 1630;
<br /> (8) U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulations,
<br /> "Telecommunications Relay Services and Related Customer Premises
<br /> Equipment for the Hearing and Speech Disabled,"47 C.F.R. Part 64,
<br /> 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 609; and
<br /> (11) Federal civil rights and nondiscrimination directives implementing the
<br /> foregoing regulations.
<br /> g. Drug or Alcohol Abuse-Confidentiality and Other Civil Rights Protections. To the
<br /> extent applicable, the Contractor agrees to comply with the confidentiality and other civil rights
<br /> protections of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, as amended, 21 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et
<br /> seq., with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation
<br /> Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4541 et seq., and with the Public Health Service Act of 1912,
<br /> as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 201dd -290dd-2 et seq, and any subsequent amendments to these acts.
<br /> h. Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency. To the extent
<br /> applicable and except to the extent that the Department determines otherwise in writing, the Contractor
<br /> agrees to comply with the policies of Executive Order No. 13166, "Improving Access to Services for
<br /> Persons with Limited English Proficiency," 42 U.S.C. § 2000d-1 note, and with the provisions of U.S.
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