
Americans with Disabilities Act Notice.
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 Countys 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 Clerks 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