Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 45 - Public Welfare last revised: Jan 28, 2026
§ 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]
authority: 29 U.S.C. 794.
source: 46 FR 55897, Nov. 12, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 45 CFR 1170.11