Accessibility
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 Town of Lyons will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment: Town of Lyons 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: Town of Lyons 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 Town of Lyons’ 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: Town of Lyons 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 the Town of Lyons 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 the Town should contact the ADA Coordinator as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Town of Lyons 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 program, service, or activity of Town of Lyons is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.
Town of Lyons 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.
We Do Business in Accordance With the Federal Fair Housing Law. It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
ADA Coordinator:
Ben Rodman
(303) 823-6622, ext. 22
brodman@townoflyons.com
Employment: Town of Lyons 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: Town of Lyons 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 Town of Lyons’ 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: Town of Lyons 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 the Town of Lyons 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 the Town should contact the ADA Coordinator as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Town of Lyons 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 program, service, or activity of Town of Lyons is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.
Town of Lyons 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.
We Do Business in Accordance With the Federal Fair Housing Law. It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
ADA Coordinator:
Ben Rodman
(303) 823-6622, ext. 22
brodman@townoflyons.com