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activity receiving Federal financial assistance. hmplementing regulations for the Act are found at 6 C.F.R. Part 21 and 44 C.F.R. Part 7. Article XII - Civil Right Act of 1968 All recipients must comply with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibits recipients from discriminating in the sale, rental, financing, and advertising of dwellings, or in the provision of services in connection therewith, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and sex (42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seg.), as implemented by the Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F.R. Part 100. The prohibition on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new multifamily housing with four or more dwelling units —i.e., the public and common use areas and individual apartment units (all units in buildings with elevators and ground -floor units in buildings without elevators) —be designed and constructed with certain accessible features (see 24 C.F.R. & 100.201). Article XIII - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 All recipients must comply with the requirements of Titles I,11, and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing entities (42 U.S.C. �§ 12101- 12213). Article XIV - Age Discrimination Act of 1975 All recipients must comply with the requirements of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. & 6101 et ,sea.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Article XV - Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Equal Opportunity in Education Act) All recipients must comply with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. & 1681 et sea.), which provides that no person in the United States will, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Implementing regulations are codified at 6 C.F.R. Part 17 and 44 C.F.R. Part 19. Article XVI - Rehabilitation Act of 1973 All recipients must comply with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended, which provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States will, solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. These requirements pertain to the provision of benefits or services as well as to employment. Article XVII - Limited English Proficiency (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI) All recipients roust comply with Title VI of the Civil Right Act of 1964 prohibition against discrimination on the basis of national origin, which requires that recipients of Federal financial assistance take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services. Providing meaningful access for persons with LEP may entail providing language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation. hi order to facilitate compliance with Title VI, recipients are encouraged to consider the need for language services for LEP persons served or encountered both in developing budgets and in conducting programs and activities. Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (August 11, 2000), requires Federal agencies to issue guidance to recipients, assisting such organizations and entities in understanding their language access obligations. DHS published the required recipient guidance in April 2011, DI-IS Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title V1 Initials 55B -171