To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Revised Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Effective Communication Policy
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached revised ADA Compliance Effective Communication Policy.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
ADA Compliance (3552)
All County Funds
DISCUSSION:
On Sept. 7, 2016, the county entered into a consent decree, with the US Department of Justice. The consent decree contains various timeframes and milestones that require the county to take effective action in regards to complying with the ADA. Section F.20. required that within 3 months of the entry of this consent decree, the county will identify sources of qualified sign language and oral interpreters, qualified readers, real-time transcription services, and vendors able to convert documents to Braille. Within this three 3-month timeframe, the county will implement and report to the United States its written procedures, with time frames, for providing and fulfilling requests for sign language or oral interpreters, qualified readers, real-time transcription services, and documents in alternate formats, including Braille, large print, audio recording, and accessible electronic format (e.g., Hyper Text Markup Language, or HTML). The county was able to identify, within the 3 months specified in the consent decree, sources of qualified sign language and oral interpreters.
On March 6, 2018, your Board adopted the ADA Compliance Effective Communication Policy. This policy provides assistance to county departments in providing accessible services and effective communication practices beyond qualified sign language and oral interpreters, and extends to all individuals who may have a need for accessible communication services. Examples of individuals with a disability that may require such services include individuals who have partial or to...
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