(A) Sherri Williams is designated as the ADA Coordinator for the county.
(B) The notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act is adopted as the notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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”) Jennings County will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities. |
Employment: Jennings 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 ADA. |
Effective Communication: Jennings 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 Jennings 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: Jennings County will make all responsible 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 Jennings County offices, even when 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 Jennings County should contact the office of: |
Sherri Williams ADA Coordinator Jennings County Government Center P.O. Box 383/200 E. Brown St. Vernon, IN 47282 (812) 352-3016 swilliams@jenningscounty-in.gov as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. |
The ADA does not require Jennings County to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. |
(C) The county grievance procedure under the Americans with Disabilities Act is adopted as the grievance procedure for addressing complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs or benefits by the government agencies of the county.
Complaints that a program, service or activity of Jennings County is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to: |
Sherri Williams ADA Coordinator Jennings County Government Center P.O. Box 383/200 E. Brown St. Vernon, IN 47282 (812) 352-3016 swilliams@jenningscounty-in.gov |
Jennings 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. |
(D) In compliance with federal and state laws as set forth above, the county resolves to post the required information regarding the ADA Coordinator, notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and county grievance procedure under the Americans with Disabilities Act on its website and at such other locations as may be determined from time to time.
(Res. 2016-1, passed 1-14-2016; Res. 2017-1, passed 1-12-2017)