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AMERICANS with DISABILITIES ACT NOTICE Richland County will not discriminate on the basis of disability against qualified persons with disabilities in its services, programs, activities, or in its
hiring and employment practices. Upon request it generally will provide appropriate responses for qualified persons with disabilities so they can communicate
and participate equally in the County’s programs, services and activities. Appropriate responses include providing sign language interpreters, documents in
Braille and other ways of making communication accessible to people who have speech, hearing or vision impairments. ADA Public Suggestions, Accommodation Requests and Complaints To make a suggestion, an accommodation request or a complaint regarding a county program or service and the disabled contact the Ombudsman.
If you have a need connected to a court program or service that communication will be sent to the Clerk of Court or other appropriate official. Other messages will be communicated to the appropriate Assistant County Administrator. You will be notified of the result of your communication. It is the intent of the county to meet or exceed the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Communications from the public that aid the county in this endeavor are welcome. If you are dissatisfied with the response ask the Ombudsman to send your appeal to the County Administrator or you may mail it directly to the County Administrator at the above address. The county’s standard is to respond to all inquiries, suggestions, accommodation requests and appeals within ten business days of receipt of the communication. Records of the communications are kept for at least one year. ADA Employee Suggestions, Accommodation Requests and Complaints To communicate a suggestion, an accommodation request or a complaint email or write the Assistant County Administrator to whom your department reports or Sheriff’s Staff Attorney if you are employed by the Sheriff and provide the following information:
If your request is for an Administration Building parking place for a disabled person you should apply at Finance instead of using the above procedure. If you are dissatisfied with the response to any accommodation request, follow the grievance procedure for you employer. Response times and the length of records keeping are according to the applicable procedure. |
