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CITY OF PALM DESERT
NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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, the City of Palm Desert will not discriminate against
qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment: The City of Palm Desert 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 City of Palm Desert will generally, upon request, provide appropriate
aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can
participate equally in City of Palm Desert 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 City of Palm Desert 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 City of Palm Desert 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 City of Palm Desert should
contact the ADA Coordinator at (760) 776-6450 or ada@cityofpalmdesert.org as soon as possible but
no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the City of Palm Desert 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 City of Palm Desert is not accessible to persons
with disabilities should be directed to:
ADA Coordinator
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
ada@cityofpalmdesert.org
(760) 776-6450
California Relay Service: Dial 711
The City of Palm Desert 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.
This notice is available in alternate formats from the ADA Coordinator.
Rev. 05/22 Page 1 of 1 Notice Under the Americans
With Disabilities Act