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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 individuals
<br />with disabilities. The Contractor also agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of Section
<br />504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, with 29 U.S.C. § 794, which prohibits
<br />discrimination on the basis of disability; with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),
<br />as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., which requires that accessible facilities and services
<br />be made available to individuals with disabilities; and with the Architectural Barriers Act of
<br />1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4151 et seq., which requires that buildings and public
<br />accommodations be accessible to individuals with disabilities. In addition, the Contractor
<br />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
<br />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 Assistance," 49 C.F.R.
<br />Part 27;
<br />(3) Joint U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (U.S.
<br />ATBCB)/U.S. DOT regulations, "Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Accessibility Specifications
<br />for Transportation Vehicles," 36 C.F.R. Part 1192 and 49 C.F.R. Part 38;
<br />(4) U.S. DOJ regulations, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State
<br />and Local Government Services," 28 C.F.R. Part 35;
<br />(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;
<br />(6) U.S. General Services Administration (U.S. GSA) regulations,
<br />"Accommodations for the Physically Handicapped," 41 C.F.R. Subpart 101 -19;
<br />(7) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Regulations to
<br />Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act," 29 C.F.R.
<br />Part 1630;
<br />(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
<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 Persons," 49
<br />G.F.R. Part 609; and
<br />(11) Federal civil rights and nondiscrimination directives implementing the
<br />foregoing regulations.
<br />f. 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. §§
<br />1101 et seq., with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment
<br />and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4541 et seq., and with the Public
<br />Health Service Act of 1912, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq, and any subsequent
<br />amendments to these acts.
<br />g. Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficie To .the extent
<br />applicable and except to the extent that the Department determines otherwise in writing, the
<br />Contractor agrees to comply with the policies of Executive Order No. 13166, "Improving
<br />Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency," 42 U.S.C. § 2000d -1 note,
<br />and with the provisions of U.S. DOT Notice, "DOT Guidance to Recipients. on Special
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