ADA Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), this notice states to the public that the City of Providence does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in its services, programs, and activities.

ADA TITLE II COMPLIANCE

ADA TITLE II COORDINATOR
Leonela Felix, Ethics Education and ADA Title II Coordinator
City of Providence, Solicitor’s Office
444 Westminster Street, Suite 220
Providence, RI 02903
401-680-5333 (voice) or 711 (TTY)
Email: ada@providenceri.gov

COMPLYING WITH TITLE II
Learn more about how the City of Providence complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

MODIFICATIONS TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:

The City of Providence will generally make reasonable modifications to its policies and procedures to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in all meetings, services, programs, and activities.

The ADA does not require the City of Providence to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its:

  • meetings
  • services
  • programs, or
  • activities or impose undue financial or administrative burden.
 

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

The City of Providence will generally, upon request, provide auxiliary aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in City of Providence meetings, services, programs and activities.

Such provisions may include qualified sign language interpreters, documents in large print or Braille, and/or other methods that will make information and communication accessible to people with speech, hearing, visual, or other sensory-related impairments. The City of Providence will not place a surcharge on individuals or on any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids and services.

Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a meeting, service, program or activity of the City of Providence, should contact the person who is running the activity or the ADA Title II Coordinator at least two weeks before, but no later than 48 hours beforehand:

Leonela Felix, Ethics Education and ADA Title II Coordinator
City of Providence, Solicitor’s Office
444 Westminster Street, Suite 220
Providence, RI 02903
401-680-5333 (voice) or 711 (TTY)
Email: ada@providenceri.gov

Complaints that a City of Providence meeting, service, program or activity is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator listed above for information about the City of Providence’s Grievance Procedure under the Americans with Disabilities Act, click here.