PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
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.