In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), Frederick County will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment: Frederick County 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. Employment-related complaints of disability discrimination should be directed to:

Michael Marciano
Human Resources Director/Employment ADA Coordinator
Frederick County, Virginia
107 North Kent Street, 2^nd Floor
Winchester, VA 22601
540-665-5668

Effective Communication: Frederick County will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in Frederick County’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: Frederick County 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 Frederick County 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 Frederick County, should, as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event, contact:

Austin Cano
Acting County Attorney/ADA Coordinator
Frederick County, Virginia
107 North Kent Street, 3^rd Floor
Winchester, VA 22601
540-722-8383

The ADA does not require Frederick County 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 Frederick County is not accessible to persons with disabilities should, according to the Frederick County Grievance Procedure under the Americans with Disabilities Act, be directed to:

Austin Cano
Acting County Attorney/ADA Coordinator
Frederick County, Virginia
107 North Kent Street, 3^rd Floor
Winchester, VA 22601
540-722-8383

Frederick County 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.