No otherwise qualified individual with a disability as defined in [ 29 USCS Section 706(8) ], shall, solely by reason of his\her 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. Institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning shall promulgate such directives and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this policy.
8 Miss. Code. R. § 8-1-801.02