Americans with Disabilities Act

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, no individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities the library offers, or be subjected to discrimination by the library. Further, the library shall make reasonable modifications in its policies, practices, or procedures, when the modifications are necessary to afford goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to individuals with disabilities, unless the library can demonstrate that the making of the modification would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations or would result in an undue financial or administrative burden.

It is the goal of the library to afford disabled individuals an equal opportunity to participate in and enjoy all the facilities, benefits, services, programs and activities offered by the library. In an effort to maximize the library’s potential to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals, the library requests that any individual who may require an accommodation on the part of the library due to a disability provide advance notice of two weeks. However, all requests will be considered and upon receipt of notice for an accommodation, the library shall make every effort to provide a reasonable and appropriate accommodation and/or service for the person. In attempting to ensure individual satisfaction with the services provided by the library, the library shall give any expressed accommodation primary consideration and unless the library can demonstrate that another effective means of delivering reasonable accommodations and/or services exists or that the requested accommodations or services would constitute an undue burden, the library will honor the expressed choice.

ADOPTED: 02/11/04