City of Sacramento - Operations

In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA), Government Code Section 11135 and other applicable codes, the City of Sacramento will not discriminate against individuals on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities.

Employment: The City of Sacramento will not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and will comply with the Fair Employment and Housing Act as well as ADA Title I including the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.

Effective Communication: The City of Sacramento will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities, including sign language interpreters, documents in Braille and other ways of making information and communication accessible to people who have speech, hearing or vision impairments so they can participate equally in the City programs, services and activities.

Modification to Policies and Procedures: The City of Sacramento will make 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 behaving within applicable standards are welcome in City offices and facilities, even when pets are generally prohibited.

Anyone who requires auxiliary aides and services for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity of the City of Sacramento should communicate with the Department contact as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

Neither the ADA, nor state law require the City of Sacramento to take action that would fundamentally alter the nature its programs, activities or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. Complaints that a program, activity or service of the City of Sacramento is not accessible should be directed to the ADA Coordinator:

Michael Paravagna, Citywide ADA Coordinator,
City of Sacramento
Human Resources Department, Equal Opportunity Division
915 I Street, Fourth Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814 - 2604
Phone (916) 808-8795
Fax     (916) 808-7673
TTY      (916) 808-5707
            MParavagna@cityofsacramento.org

The City of Sacramento will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or a group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modification of policy to create access.

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