ADA and Section 504
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the City of Boise will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in admission or access to its services, programs, or activities including federally assisted services, programs, or activities.
Additionally, the City of Boise 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 Boise 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 of Boise’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 Boise will make all 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 are welcomed in City of Boise 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 Boise, may contact the City department that is sponsoring the event or the City’s Community Accessibility Manager. The request should be made as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for a City Council Meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 384-3817 as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the start of the meeting.
The ADA does not require the City of Boise 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 a program, service, or activity of the City of Boise is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the City’s Community Accessibility Manager:
Community Accessibility Manager
Ciera Garechana
625 W. Idaho Street
Boise, ID 83702
Office: (208) 972-8573
TTY: (800) 377-3529
Email: communityengagement@cityofboise.org
The City of Boise will not charge 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.
How Do I File a Grievance?
Any individual who believes he or she has been discriminated against on the basis of disability, in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits by the City of Boise can file a grievance in accordance with the grievance procedures below or contact the City's ADA/Section 504 Coordinator.
ADA/Title VI Coordinator
Ciera Garechana
625 W. Idaho Street
Boise, ID 83702
Office: (208) 972-8573
TTY: (800) 377-3529
Email: communityengagement@cityofboise.org
ADA Meeting Accommodations
Arrangements for a sign language interpreter, documents in Braille and other auxiliary aids and services necessary for effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities need to be made as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.
Please contact City Clerk's office if an auxiliary aid is needed for a City Council Meeting. For all other public meetings, contact the city department sponsoring the meeting.
Job Accommodation Network
Have questions about workplace accommodations, need assistance or information on assistive technology and accessibility?
Idaho Relay Service for the Hearing Impaired
For Voice: (800) 377-1363
For TTY: (800) 377-3529
Información Justa De la Cubierta
La ciudad de Boise abraza el acto justo de la cubierta de 1968, y está confiado a la
política de la cubierta justa afirmativo que fomenta dentro de su jurisdicción.
¿Se protege quién?
El acto justo de la cubierta prohíbe la discriminación en la cubierta debido a:
- Raza
- Color
- Origen Nacional
- Religión
- Sexo
- Estado de Familial (familias con los niños)
- Inhabilidad
¿Cuál es prohibido?
Se prohíben las acciones siguientes si están basadas en a la asociación de consumidores
con una o más de las clases protegidas enumeró arriba:
- La denegación al alquiler o la venta o negocia para la cubierta
- Haciendo la cubierta inasequible
- Negación de una vivienda
- Fijar diversos términos, condiciones o privilegios para la venta o alquiler una vivienda
- Abastecimiento de diversos servicios o instalaciones de la cubierta
- Falso negando que la cubierta está disponible para la inspección, venta o alquiler
- Negación del acceso a o de la calidad de miembro en una facilidad o un servicio relacionado con la venta o el alquiler de la cubierta
- Arrendatarios anticipados de dirección a cierta vecindad, desarrollo o unidad
- Denegación para hacer un préstamo de hipoteca o para proporcionar la información en relac'ion con a préstamos
- Diversos términos o condiciones imponentes en un préstamo
- Discriminación en característica de valoración
- Denegación para comprar un préstamo
- Fijando diversos términos o condiciones para comprar a préstamo
¿Donde archivar a queja?
el individuo que cree lo o la ha sido una víctima de la discriminación basada en una clase protegida puede perseguir una queja justa de la cubierta con las organizaciones
siguientes:
Comisión De Derechos Humanos De Idaho
Peaje Libre: (888) 249-7025
TDD/TTY: (208)334-4751
Consejo Justo De la Cubierta De Intermountain
(208) 383-0695; o
Peaje libre: 1-800-717-0695
Cubierta de HUD/Fair y oficina de la oportunidad igual
Peaje libre: 1-800-877-0246
Para las preguntas o más información, sensación libremente para entrar en
contacto con la cubierta justa de ADA/Section 504/ de la ciudad
Coordinador:
ADA/Title VI Coordinator
Ciera Garechana
625 W. Idaho Street
Boise, ID 83702
Office: (208) 972-8573
TTY: (800) 377-3529
Fax: (208) 384-3868
Email: communityengagement@cityofboise.org
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