"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."  

“Qualified handicapped persons will not be discriminated against on the basis of handicap in any program, activity or employment practice.” “A handicapped person is defined as any person who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment.”