ADA Info

NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

In accordance with the requirements of title II o the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), the City of Wood River will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment: The City of Wood River 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: The City of Wood River 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 City of Wood River’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: The City of Wood River 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 welcome in City of Wood River 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 City of Wood River, should contact the office of Jim Schneider, City Manager and ADA Coordinator, as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require the City of Wood River 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 the City of Wood River is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Jim Schneider, City Manager, 111 N. Wood River Avenue, Wood River, IL 62095.

The City of Wood River 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.

The City of Wood River, Illinois
111 North Wood River Avenue
Wood River, Illinois 62095
(618) 251-3100

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