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activity,° receiving Fedcral tinanci�ll assistance. Implementing regulations for the Act are found at 6 C,f R, Part 2 I.
<br />and 44 C.F.R.. Part T
<br />Article XII - Civil Pdglit Act of 1968
<br />All recipients must comply with Title VIII of the Civil Riqhts Act of 1968, which prohibits recipients from
<br />discriminating in the sale, rental, financing, and advertising of dwellings, or in the provision of services in
<br />connection therewith, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and sex
<br />(42 U.S.C. § 3601601 Qt seq.), as implemented by the Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C, F.R.
<br />Part 100. The prohibition on disability discrimination, includes the requirement that new multifamily housing W1th
<br />four or more dwelling units—Le., the public and common use areas and individual apartment units (all units in
<br />buildings with elevators and ground -floor units in buildings without elevators)—be designed and constricted with
<br />certain accessible features (see 24 C.F. R. § 100,20 1).
<br />Article XIII - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
<br />All recipients must comply with the requirements of Titles I, II, and 1H of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
<br />which prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of disability in the operation ofpublic entities, public
<br />and private transportation systems; places of public accommodation, and certain t-Isting entities (�12 U.S,C.
<br />1210.1-12213),
<br />Article XIV - Age Discrimination Act of 1973
<br />All recipients must comply with the requirements of the Age Di3crirnincation Act of 1975 (42_U. SG _$ 6101 et
<br />sec, , which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in any program or activity receiving Federal financial
<br />assistance,
<br />Article XV - Title LX of the Education Amendments of 1972E tial Opportunit'v in Edtueation Act)
<br />All recipients must comply with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.&C, §
<br />1681 et ser.), which provides that no person in the United States will, on the basis of sex, be excluded from
<br />participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or
<br />activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Implementing regulations are codified at 6 C.F,R. Part 17 and
<br />44 C.F,R. Part 19.
<br />Article XVI - Rehabilitation Act of 1973
<br />All recipients must comply with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehcabilitcation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.
<br />794, as amended, which provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States will,
<br />solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits aC, or be subjected to
<br />discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. These requirements pertain to
<br />the provision of benefits or services as well as to employment.
<br />Article XV11- Limited EnJish Proficlenev (Citiil Rights Act of_196=1�Title VI)
<br />All recipients must comply with 'T'itle VT of the Civil .Right Act of 1964 prohibition against discrimination on the
<br />basis of national origin, which requires that recipients of Federal financial assistance take reasonable steps to
<br />provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services.
<br />Providing meaningful access for persons with LEP may entail providing language assistance services, including
<br />oral interpretation and written translation, In order to facilitate compliance with Title VI, recipients are encouraged
<br />to consider the need for language services for LEP persons served or encountered both in developing budgets and
<br />in conducting programs and activities, Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with
<br />Limited English Proficiency (August 11, 2000), requires Federal agencies to issue guidance to recipients, assisting
<br />such organizations and entities in understanding their language access obligations. MIS published the required
<br />recipient guidance in April 2011, DHS Gaid ance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title P7
<br />Initials
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