NOTICE UNDER
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
In accordance with the requirements of title II of
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the County will not discriminate
against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in
the County’s services, programs, or activities.
Employment: The County
does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment
practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission under title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA).
Effective Communication: The County will generally, upon
request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective
communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate
equally in the County’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified
sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making
information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing,
or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and
Procedures: The County will make all reasonable modifications to
policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal
opportunity to enjoy all County programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service
animals are welcomed in County offices, even where pets are generally
prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary
aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures
to participate in a County program, service, or activity, should contact the
office of
[name and contact info for ADA Coordinator]
as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the
County to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its
programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative
burden.
Complaints that a County
program, service, or activity is not accessible to persons with disabilities
should be directed to
[name and contact information of ADA Coordinator].
The County will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.