NOTICE UNDER
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
In accordance with the requirements of title II of
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City will not discriminate against qualified individuals with
disabilities on the basis of disability in the City services, programs, or activities.
Employment: The City 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 City 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
City’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 City will make all reasonable modifications to policies
and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity
to enjoy all City programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in
City 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 City program, service, or activity,
should contact the office of the ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no
later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the
City 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 City program,
service, or activity is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be
directed to the ADA Coordinator.
The City 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.