Accessibility

NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Des Moines, Iowa, will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment: Des Moines 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 Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA).

Effective Communication: Des Moines 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 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: Des Moines will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all City programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in City 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 City program, service, or activity, should contact the office of Alice Castle, ADA Coordinator, 400 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, via phone at (515) 237-1406, or via email at AACastle@dmgov.org, as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require the City 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 City program, service, or activity is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Alice Castle, ADA Coordinator, 400 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, via phone at (515) 237-1406, or via email at AACastle@dmgov.org.

The City 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.

Attachment A to Settlement Agreement Between the United States of America and the City of Des Moines, Iowa.  in DJ 204-28-72

Accessibility Statement

Section 508 Standard of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d). Section 508 requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. Although not required by regulation or law, the City has adopted these standards and will be evaluating our site on a regular basis to serve its citizens who use assistive technology or who may have other needs, which may be served through Section 508 design principles.  The City seeks to bring these sites into basic compliance with Section 508 code.

Site users who encounter difficulty using this site are requested to contact the Communications Office describing the nature of the problem and the section where the difficulty was encountered.

For additional information on accessibility click links below.

Grievance Procedure under the Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Website
Accessibility Tools