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In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, the Town of Tiburon will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

The Town of Tiburon 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.

Types of reasonable accommodations

Employment

The Town of Tiburon 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 Town of Tiburon 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 Town’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 Town of Tiburon 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 Town’s offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.

Reasonable Accommodation Requests

To request auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the Town of Tiburon, please contact Doug Haight, Accessibility Coordinator, at (415) 435-7371 or email dhaight@townoftiburon.org

Reasonable Accommodations

Job applicants and Town employees may request reasonable accommodation or address another disability related concern, by contacting the Town of Tiburon’s Human Resources department.

Please note that the ADA does not require the Town of Tiburon to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

Accessibility Concerns or Complaints

• For Town of Tiburon programs, services or activities, contact  Doug Haight, Accessibility Coordinator, at (415) 435-7371 or dhaight@townoftiburon.org
• For Town of Tiburon websites and online interactive service form or application, contact Marissa Miller, Web Admin, at (415) 435-7373 or mmiller@townoftiburon.org
• You may also file a complaint through our ADA Grievance Procedure.

ADA resources

More information about the ADA can be found at the US Department of Justice website, www.ada.gov, or by calling their helpline at (800) 514-0301 (voice), (800) 514-0383 (TTY).