The Regional Planning Agency does not discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment policies and procedures against qualified individuals because of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, or handicap. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 29 U.S.C. § 794 “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance” Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 42 U.S.C. § 2000d “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance”