{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1151.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1151.5","heading":"Inconsistent State laws and effect of employment opportunities.","body":"(a) Recipients are not excused from complying with this part as a result of state or local laws which limit the eligibility of handicapped persons to receive services or to practice a profession or occupation.\n(b) The presence of limited employment opportunities in a particular profession does not excuse a recipient from complying with the regulation. For example, a music school receiving Endowment financial assistance could not deny admission to a qualified blind applicant because a blind singer may experience more difficulty than a nonhandicapped singer in finding a job.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XI—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES","SUBCHAPTER B—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS","PART 1151—NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"3b25bc6114f13b0cc3a9a77abfa88cd7bcf59a572d9b1a4936c4e9eecab4019b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1151.4","next":"us/45-cfr-1151.6-1151.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}