NOTICE
UNDER THE AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT
In accordance with the requirements
of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), Williamson
County Tennessee will not discriminate against qualified individuals with
disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or
activities.
Employment: Williamson County Tennessee 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: Williamson County Tennessee will generally, upon request,
provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified
persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in Williamson
County Tennessee 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: Williamson County Tennessee 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 Williamson County Tennessee 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 Williamson
County Tennessee should contact Williamson County Risk Management, attention
Wayne Franklin (615) 790-5466 as soon as
possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Williamson
County Tennessee 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 Williamson County Tennessee is not accessible to persons
with disabilities should be directed Williamson County Risk Management,
attention Wayne Franklin (615) 790-5466.
Williamson County Tennessee 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.