OVERVIEW OF ADA TRANSITION PLAN FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
In an effort to make the City of Edmond's public right-of-way facilities accessible to all, the City is in engaged in developing an American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for the Public Right-of-Way. The ADA Transition Plan for the Right-of-Way demonstrates the City of Edmond's commitment to providing equal access to all of its public programs, services, facilities, and activities for citizens with disabilities. This plan is focused on pedestrian access routes within the right-of-way and includes sidewalks, curb ramps, street crossings, driveway crossings, rail crossings, hazards, and pedestrian activated signal systems.
The Plan includes the following:
- Program accessibility guidelines, standards and resources
- Physical obstacles that limit the accessibility of facilities to individuals with disabilities
- Methods to be used to make the facilities accessible
- Prioritization and scheduling process
- Estimated budget for barrier removal
- Identification of the ADA Coordinator
- Public outreach process for Plan development
- ADA grievance procedure
PLAN ADOPTED
The Transition Plan was adopted by City Council in October 2017. Click on the following link to access the FINAL ADA Transition Plan. Also, follow this link to access the maps referred to in the Plan 2017-07-28_Screenreader_Edmonds_ADA_ROW_Summary_MapAddendum.pdf.
ADA Title II Program
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Edmonds will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment: The City of Edmonds 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 Edmonds will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in City of Edmonds' 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 Edmonds 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 the City of Edmonds offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.
The City of Edmonds 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 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.
AUXILIARY AID OR SERVICE
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 Edmonds should contact the Bertrand Hauss, ADA Coordinator / Transportation Engineer at 425-771-0220 or [email protected] as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
ADA COMPLAINTS
The ADA does not require the City of Edmonds 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 Edmonds is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Bertrand Hauss, ADA Coordinator / Transportation Engineer at 425-771-0220 or [email protected]. The City of Edmonds Grievance Procedure for accessibility complaints is available for download HERE.
For more information on the Transition Plan, please contact Bertrand Hauss, ADA Coordinator / Transportation Engineer at [email protected] or call (425) 771-0220.