In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the City of College Station does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
The City of College Station recently evaluated the services, programs and activities it offers. As part of this process a Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan was developed. It was adopted by College Station City Council on Oct. 22, 2015.
For more information, contact ADA Coordinator at 979.764.6327 or [email protected].
Employment: The City of College Station 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 ADA.
Effective Communication: The City of College Station will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the city's 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 College Station will endeavor to make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of city programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals and their service animals are welcomed in city 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 program, service, or activity of the City of College Station, should contact .979.764.3541 as far in advance as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the City of College Station 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 programs, services, or activities of the City of College Station are not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA coordinator at 979.764.6327 or by email at [email protected].
The City of College Station will not impose a surcharge on an 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.