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Americans with Disabilities Act Village Compliance
ADA notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Village of Willowbrook will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities based on disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment:
The Village of Willowbrook does not discriminate based on disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations overseen by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.
Effective communication:
The Village of Willowbrook will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services to facilitate effective communication for individuals with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Village of Willowbrook 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 Village of Willowbrook will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in its programs, services, and activities.
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 Village of Willowbrook should contact Alex Arteaga as soon as possible but no later than [5 business days****] prior to the scheduled event to ensure sufficient time for acquisition or modification of equipment or devices. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Village of Willowbrook is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Alex Arteaga.
The Village of Willowbrook 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, reasonable modifications of policy, barrier removal, or alternatives to barrier removal required to ensure individuals can participate in all services and programs.