In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Oklahoma County (“County”) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in the County’s services, programs, or activities. The County will provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services, including qualified sign language interpreters, whenever necessary to ensure effective communication with members of the public who are deaf and hard of hearing. A person who requires an accommodation or an auxiliary aid or service to participate in a County program, service, or activity, should contact the County ADA Coordinator at (405) 713-1373 as far in advance as possible. The 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.

    A person with a disability who requires an accommodation or an auxiliary aid or service such as an assistive listening device or a sign language interpreter, to participate in a court proceeding to be held in the County Courthouse should contact the District Court Clerk’s Office for the County at (405) 713-1721 as far in advance as possible, but no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled time of the proceeding. If a party is represented by counsel, it is the responsibility of the attorney to make such request on behalf of his/her client and/or witness. The 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.