2529-AB03 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2529 Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity FHEO 2500 Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Nondiscrimination Based on Disability in Federally--Assisted Programs; Updates to HUD's Section 504 Regulations (FR-6257)

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination based on disability in the programs, activities and facilities of recipients of federal financial assistance.  HUD issued its regulations implementing section 504 in 1988 and has not updated them since.  HUD will seek public comment on ways it can improve its section 504 regulations and the accessibility standards for HUD-assisted facilities in order to ensure that individuals with disabilities truly have equal access to all HUD-assisted programs, activities, and facilities, such as public housing, affordable housing, homeownership programs, homeless shelters, and disaster recovery. HUD has applied the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) or the HUD deeming notice, which allows the use of the 2010 ADA Standards for Title II of the ADA with a small list of exceptions, for purposes of its Section 504 accessibility standard. 

 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage Yes No 24 CFR 8 24 CFR 9 29 U.S.C. 794 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) No ANPRM 04/25/2023 88 FR 24 Comment Deadline 07/24/2023 No No None No No No No Demetria McCain Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 2529 Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity FHEO 202 402-7861 451 7th Street SW, Washington DC 20410