Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 1020.1
March 31, 1982
Certified Current as of November 21, 2003
Incorporating Change 1, November 16, 1994
ASD(MRA&L)
SUBJECT: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities
Assisted or Conducted by the Department of Defense
References: (a) Section 504 of Public Law 93-112, "Rehabilitation Act of 1973,"
September 26, 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794)(1976)
(b) Section 111 of Public Law 93-516, "Rehabilitation Act Amendments of
1974," December 7, 1974 (29 U.S.C. 706, 780, 790)(1976)
(c) Section 119 of Public Law 95-602, "Rehabilitation, Comprehensive
Services, and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978,"
November 6, 1978 (29 U.S.C. 794)(Supp. III 1979)
(d) Department of Justice Regulation, "Implementation of Executive Order
12250, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Federally Assisted
Programs," August 11, 1981 (28 CFR 41)
(e) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code
1.
PURPOSE
This Directive implements references (a) through (d) to prohibit discrimination based on
handicap in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance disbursed by
the Department of Defense and in programs and activities conducted by the Department
of Defense.
2.
APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
2.1. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military
Departments, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the National Guard Bureau,
and the Defense Agencies (hereafter referred to as "DoD Components") insofar as they:
