Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

Town of Highland Park, Texas 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 Town of Highland Park will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. 

Signed ADA Nondiscrimination Statement

Employment:

Town of Highland Park 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: 

Town of Highland Park will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in Town of Highland Park’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: 

Town of Highland Park 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 Town of Highland Park 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 Town of Highland Park, should contact the office of Allison Keene, ADA/504 Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. 

The ADA does not require the Town of Highland Park 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 Town of Highland Park is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Allison Keene, ADA/504 Coordinator. 

Town of Highland Park 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.

Town of Highland Park Documents:

Download Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act >
Download Title II Grievance Procedure Under the Americans with Disabilities Act >
Title II ADA Grievance Form >
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan >

Contact:

Allison Keene
ADA/504 Coordinator

Phone: 214-559-9332
Email Allison