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In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Shreveport will not discriminate against
qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in the City's
services, programs or activities.
Employment
The City does not discriminate on the basis of
disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies will all
regulation 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 aid and services leading to effective communication for
qualified persons with disabilities, including qualified sign language
interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and
communications available 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 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 modifications to policies or procedures to participate in a City program,
service or activity, should contact the office of the Chief Administrator
Officer, Tom Dark, 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 undue financial or
administrative burden.
Complaints that a City program, service, or activity is not accessible to
persons with disabilities should be directed to Tom Dark, the Chief Administrative Officer
at (318) 673-5010(voice) or 673-6096(TTY).
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 modification of policy, such as
retrieving items from location that are open to the public but are not
accessible to person who use wheelchairs.
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