ADA and Title VI Notices

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

ADA CONTACT

Billy Cooper

ADA Coordinator
480 S. Allison Parkway
Lakewood, Colorado 80226
Email: ADAcoordinator@lakewood.org
Phone: 303-987-7612
TTY: 303-987-7735

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 (“Section 504”), the City of Lakewood will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities. 

Employment: The City of Lakewood 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 and Section 504. 
 
Effective Communication: The City of Lakewood 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 Lakewood’s programs, services and activities. These include 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 Lakewood 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 (dogs or miniature horses) are permitted in the city of Lakewood’s offices, even where pets are generally prohibited. 
 
To Request Aid, Service or Modifications
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 Lakewood, should contact the ADA coordinator by email adacoordinator@lakewood.org  or by phone 303-987-7612 (TTY: 303-987-7057) as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event. Please note that depending upon the nature and circumstances of the requested aid, service, or modification, additional advance notice may be required. If you have specialized needs or require more information, please contact the ADA coordinator.
 
To File a Complaint
Neither the ADA nor Section 504 require the city of Lakewood to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. To file a complaint that a program, service or activity of the City of Lakewood is not accessible to persons with disabilities, please use one of these options:

 

Complete an online ADA Grievance Form
English version
Spanish version

Download the form to print out, fill in and mail back
English version(PDF, 83KB)
Spanish version(PDF, 79KB)

The City of Lakewood 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. 
 

See also: 

 

Title VI

TITLE VI CONTACT

Email: Title6Coordinator@Lakewood.org
Phone: 303-987-7918

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity provided by the recipient of federal assistance. For more information or to make a complaint regarding the administration of city programs, services, or activities please contact the city’s Title VI coordinator at title6coordinator@lakewood.org or call 303-987-7918 and ask to speak to the city's Title VI coordinator. Alternatively, you can print the PDF of the Title VI Complaint Form below to complete it on paper and submit it to the city’s Title VI coordinator at the following address: City Manager’s Office, 480 S. Allison Pkwy. Lakewood, CO 80226.

If you need assistance filing a complaint, including interpretation or translation assistance, please contact the city’s Title VI coordinator Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. by emailing title6coordinator@lakewood.org or calling 303-987-7918. View a printable version of this form in English(PDF, 15KB) or Spanish(PDF, 16KB).

Title VI complaint procedures(PDF, 66KB)

Submit a Title VI Complaint