In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the City of Needles will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities.

Employment

The City of Needles does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all of the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Effective Communication

The City of Needles will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in City of Needles’ 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 Needles will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all Needles’ programs, services and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in City of Needles offices, 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 City of Needles, should contact the ADA/504 Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than 72 business hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require the City of Needles to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

The City of Needles 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.

Complaints that a program, service, or activity of City of Needles is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to:

ADA or ADA/504 Coordinator:

Kathy Raasch, Director of Development Services/Capital Projects

City of Needles

817 Third Street

Needles, CA 92363

Email: ada@cityofneedles.presstigers.dev

PH: 760-326-2113 Ext. 126

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The City of Needles 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.