Village Of Virginia Gardens ADA Notice
Under the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Village of Virginia Gardens will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities based on disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment: The Village of Virginia Gardens does not discriminate based on disability in its hiring or employment practices. It complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under title I of the ADA.
Effective Communication: The Village of Virginia Gardens 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 Village of Virginia Gardens' 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 Village of Virginia Gardens 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 Village of Virginia Gardens 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 Village of Virginia Gardens, should contact the ADA Coordinator Macbeth Araque at 305- 871-6104 or maraque@virginiagardens-fl.gov as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Village of Virginia Gardens 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 Village of Virginia Gardens is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.
The Village of Virginia Gardens 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.
Notice of Title VI Nondiscrimination Rights and Protections
The Village of Virginia Gardens operates its programs, services, and activities in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related statutes and regulations.
Title VI prohibits discrimination in federally assisted programs and requires that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion or family status (including limited English proficiency),shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal assistance.
Related federal nondiscrimination laws administrated by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, or both prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, and disability. These protected categories are contemplated within the Village of Virginia Garden’s Title VI Programs consistent with federal interpretation and administration.
Additionally, the Village of Virginia Gardens provides meaningful access to its programs, services, and activities to individuals with limited English proficiency, in compliance with US Department of Transportation policy and guidance on federal Executive Order 13166.