Presented by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare are proposed rules regarding section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination in federal programs on the basis of handicap. Detailed are costs, benefits, and inflationary impact of implementing provisions related to the following areas (with sample subtopics in parentheses): employment practices (compensation and fringe benefits); program accessibility (existing facilities and new construction); preschool, elementary, and secondary education (free education and nonacademic services); higher education (admissions, housing, health and insurance); and health, welfare, and social services (education of institutionalized persons). (CL)