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d. Access for Individuals with Disabilities. The Recipient agrees to comply with 49 U.S.C. §
<br /> 5301(d), which states the Federal policy that elderly individuals and individuals with
<br /> disabilities have the same right as other individuals to use public transportation services and
<br /> facilities, and that special efforts shall be made in planning and designing those services and
<br /> facilities to implement transportation accessibility rights for elderly individuals and
<br /> individuals with disabilities. The Recipient also agrees to comply with all applicable
<br /> provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,as amended,with 29 U.S.C.§ 794,
<br /> which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability;with the Americans with Disabilities
<br /> Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., which requires that accessible
<br /> facilities and services be made available to individuals with disabilities; and with the
<br /> 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
<br /> addition, the Recipient agrees to comply with applicable Federal regulations and directives
<br /> and any subsequent amendments thereto as follows: (1) U.S. DOT regulations,
<br /> "Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities (ADA)," 49 C.F.R. Part 37; (2) U.S.
<br /> DOT regulations, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities
<br /> Receiving or Benefiting from Federal Financial Assistance," 49 C.F.R. Part 27; (3) Joint U.S.
<br /> Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (U.S. ATBCB)/U.S. DOT
<br /> regulations, "Americans With Disabilities (ADA) Accessibility Specifications for
<br /> Transportation Vehicles," 36 C.F.R. Part 1192 and 49 C.F.R. Part 38; (4) U.S. DOJ regulations,
<br /> "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services," 28
<br /> C.F.R.Part 35; (5)U.S.DOJ regulations,"Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public
<br /> Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities," 28 C.F.R. Part 36; (6) U.S. General Services
<br /> Administration(U.S.GSA)regulations,"Accommodations for the Physically Handicapped,"41
<br /> C.F.R. Subpart 101-19; (7) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Regulations to
<br /> Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act," 29
<br /> C.F.R. Part 1630; (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 (9) U.S.ATBCB regulations,
<br /> "Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards," 36 C.F.R. Part 1194; (10)
<br /> FTA regulations, "Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped Persons," 49 C.F.R. Part 609;
<br /> and (11) Federal civil rights and nondiscrimination directives implementing the foregoing
<br /> regulations.
<br /> e. Drug or Alcohol Abuse-Confidentiality and Other Civil Rights Protections. To the extent
<br /> applicable, the Recipient 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. §§
<br /> 1174 et seq.,with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention,Treatment
<br /> and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4581 et seq., and with the Public
<br /> Health Service Act of 1912, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 290dd-3 and 290ee-3, and any
<br /> subsequent amendments to these acts.
<br /> f. Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.To the extent applicable,the
<br /> Recipient agrees to comply with the policies of Executive Order No.13166,"Improving Access
<br /> to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency,"42 U.S.C.§2000d-1 note,and with
<br /> the provisions of U.S. DOT Notice,"DOT Guidance to Recipients on Special Language Services
<br /> to Limited English Proficient(LEP)Beneficiaries,"66 Fed.Reg.6733 et seq.,January 22,2001.
<br /> g. Environmental Justice.The Recipient agrees to comply with the policies of Executive Order
<br /> No. 12898, "Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and
<br /> Low-Income Populations,"42 U.S.C.§4321 note.
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