NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment: ADSD 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 ADA.

Effective Communication: ADSD will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in ADSD 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 are deaf, hard of hearing, and/or have speech or vision impairments.

Modifications to Policies and Procedures: ADSD will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in ADSD 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 program, service, or activity of ADSD, may contact the ADSD ADA Coordinators Samantha D’Ambrosio-Garcia, Autumn Blattman, and/or Lori Lutu as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event, via the following methods:
• ADSD ADA Inquiry Form: https://forms.office.com/g/4mP6Eut7hp
• Email: adsd@adsd.nv.gov
• Phone: (775) 687-0560

The ADA does not require ADSD to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

Grievances: Complaints that a program, service, or activity of ADSD is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinators, via the following methods:
• ADSD ADA Inquiry Form: https://forms.office.com/g/4mP6Eut7hp
• Email: adsd@adsd.nv.gov
• Phone: (775) 687-0560

ADSD 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.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. ADSD does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

ADSD provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as: qualified sign language interpreters and written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).

ADSD also provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as qualified interpreters and information written in other languages.

If you need these services, contact the ADA Coordinators via the following methods:
• ADSD ADA Inquiry Form: https://forms.office.com/g/4mP6Eut7hp
• Email: adsd@adsd.nv.gov
• Phone: (775) 453-0945 (Northern Nevada) or (725) 246-0286 (Southern Nevada)
• Mail: 1550 E College Parkway, Carson City, NV 89706

If you believe that ADSD has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: ADA Coordinator at 775 687-0560; via TDD at 711; or in person at 1550 E College Parkway, Carson City, NV 89706.

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the ADSD ADA Coordinator is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F
HHH Building Washington, D.C. 20201
1 800-368-1019 (Phone)
800 537-7697 (TDD)