B. NOTIFICATION
13. Within thirty (30) days of the entry of this Consent Decree, the County will adopt and follow the attached Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Attachment A (“Notice”); distribute the Notice to all its agency heads; publish the Notice in a local newspaper of general circulation serving the County on four (4) different days, including two (2) Sunday editions; post the Notice on its Internet Home Page (humboldtgov.org); and post the Notice in conspicuous locations in its public buildings. The County will refresh each posted Notice, and update the contact information contained on each Notice, as necessary, during the term of this Consent Decree. The County will provide the Notice to any person upon request.
14. Within three (3) months of the entry of this Consent Decree, and annually thereafter for the duration of the term of this Consent Decree, the County will implement, follow, and send to the United States its written procedures to inform all interested individuals of the existence and location of its accessible programs, services, and activities.
Attachment A: NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Humboldt County, California will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment: The County 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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Effective Communication: The County will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in County 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 County will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all County programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in County 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 County program, service, or activity, should contact the office of [name and contact info for ADA Coordinator] as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the County 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 County program, service, or activity is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to [name and contact info for ADA Coordinator].
The County 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.
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