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SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, (City) under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the Department’s Civil Rights Division and focused on the City’s compliance with the following title II requirements: to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the Department’s title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons of their rights and the City’s obligations under title II and the Department’s regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the City’s ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.150, by: delivery of services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in making the programs accessible, physical changes to buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the Department’s title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.151, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, App. A, or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the Department’s title II regulation and 2) the Standards or UFAS, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 services, for persons who use TTY’s and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx Park, Municipal Court, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, and Central Park Recreation Center. The Department’s program access review covered those of the City’s programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilities: City Hall South, Atlanta City Hall Tower, Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, and Xxxxxx Park. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Center, which is designated as an emergency shelter. This review was limited to the areas of the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, and sidewalk maintenance to evaluate whether persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department reviewed the City Police Department’s policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of and the City and County of AtlantaDenver, Georgia, Colorado (City“Denver”) enter into this agreement under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s regulation implementing regulationtitle II of the ADA, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and focused on the Cityconducted this review of Denver’s compliance with the following title II ADA requirements: • to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s title II ADA regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; • to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons people of their rights and the CityDenver’s obligations under title II the ADA and the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; • to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the CityDenver’s ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); • to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title IIthe ADA, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); • to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.150-150, by: delivery of • delivering its services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in that comply with the ADA; and/or • making the programs accessible, physical changes to its buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 19951992), in accordance with the Department’s regulation implementing title II regulationof the ADA, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.15135.150-151, and the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (1991 ADA Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. Part 36, App. A, D (2011) or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-101- 19.6, App. A. A, and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards), 28 C.F.R. § 35.104;1 • to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s title II ADA regulation and 2) the 1991 ADA Standards or UFAS, or the 2010 ADA Standards, as applicable, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; • to ensure that communications with people with disabilities, including applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities public, are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 services, for persons who use TTY’s and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx Park, Municipal Court, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, and Central Park Recreation Center. The Department’s program access review covered those of the City’s programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilities: City Hall South, Atlanta City Hall Tower, Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, and Xxxxxx Park. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Center, which is designated as an emergency shelter. This review was limited to the areas of the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, and sidewalk maintenance to evaluate whether persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department reviewed the City Police Department’s policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.,

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City of AtlantaXxxxxxx County, GeorgiaGeorgia (“Xxxxxxx County”), (City) under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the United States Department of Justice’s (“Department’s ’s”) implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and focused on the Cityconducted this review of Xxxxxxx County’s compliance with the following title II requirements:  to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105;  to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons people of their rights and the CityXxxxxxx County’s obligations under title II and the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106;  to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the CityCounty’s ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a);  to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b);  to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.15035.149-.150, by: delivery of ;  delivering services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in and/or;  making the programs accessible, physical changes to buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.15135.150-.151, and the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (1991 ADA Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. Part 36, App. A, D (2011) or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. A, and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards), 28 C.F.R. § 35.104;1  to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s title II regulation and 2) the 1991 ADA Standards or UFAS, or the 2010 ADA Standards, as applicable, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151;  to ensure that communications with people with disabilities, including applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities public, are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 services, for persons who use TTY’s and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx Park, Municipal Court, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, and Central Park Recreation Center. The Department’s program access review covered those of the City’s programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilities: City Hall South, Atlanta City Hall Tower, Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, and Xxxxxx Park. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Center, which is designated as an emergency shelter. This review was limited to the areas of the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, and sidewalk maintenance to evaluate whether persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department reviewed the City Police Department’s policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.C.F.R.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City of AtlantaTrinidad, GeorgiaColorado (Trinidad), (City) under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the DepartmentUnited States Department of Justice’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the City receives financial assistance from the Department District of Justice, the Colorado conducted this review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the Department’s Civil Rights Division and focused on the CityTrinidad’s compliance with the following title II requirements: to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons people of their rights and the CityTrinidad’s obligations under title II and the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the CityTrinidad’s ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.150-150, by: delivery of to deliver services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in making the programs accessible, and; to make physical changes to buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 1995)buildings, in accordance with the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.15135.150-151, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (defined as the 1991 ADA Standards and the 2010 ADA Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, App. A, or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. 35.104; to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s title II regulation and 2) the 1991 ADA Standards or UFAS, or the 2010 ADA Standards, as applicable, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; to ensure that communications with people with disabilities, including applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities public, are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 911 services, for persons who use TTY’s and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons people with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the CityTrinidad’s accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilitiesany Trinidad facility, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its The United States reviewed Trinidad’s compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx Park, Municipal Court, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, and Central Park Recreation Center. The Department’s program access review covered those of requirement and the City’s programs, services, and activities that operate in 2010 Standards at the following facilities: City Hall South, Atlanta City Hall Tower, Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, Public DefenderAnnex Trinidad Community Center Trinidad Golf Course Trinidad Library Trinidad Senior Center Central Park Xxxxxx Park Kit Carson Park Southside Park The United States reviewed Trinidad’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, and Xxxxxx Park. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Center, which is designated as an emergency shelter. This review was limited to the areas of the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, prevention policies and Trinidad’s sidewalk maintenance policies to evaluate whether persons people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department The United States reviewed the City Trinidad Police Department’s policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons people who are deaf or hard-of-hard of hearing.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City of AtlantaWill County, Georgia, Illinois (CityCounty) under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s 's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the Department’s 's Civil Rights Division and focused on the City’s County's compliance with the following title II requirements: C to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the Department’s 's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; C to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons of their rights and the City’s County's obligations under title II and the Department’s 's regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; C to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the City’s County's ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); C to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); C to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.150, by: C delivery of services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in making the programs accessible, C physical changes to buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the Department’s 's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.151, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, App. A, or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. C to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the Department’s 's title II regulation and 2) the Standards or UFAS, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; C to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; C to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 services, for persons who use TTY’s 's and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx Park, Municipal Court, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, and Central Park Recreation Center. The Department’s program access review covered those of the City’s programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilities: City Hall South, Atlanta City Hall Tower, Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, and Xxxxxx Park. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Center, which is designated as an emergency shelter. This review was limited to the areas of the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, and sidewalk maintenance to evaluate whether persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department reviewed the City Police Department’s policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.;

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City of AtlantaMilwaukee, Georgia, Wisconsin (City) ), under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s United States Department of Justice's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City of Milwaukee receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 19731973 (Section 504), 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s Department of Justice's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the Department’s Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and focused on conducted this review of the City’s 's compliance with the following title II requirements: to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the Department’s Department of Justice's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons people of their rights and the City’s 's obligations under title II and the Department’s Department of Justice's regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the City’s 's ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.15035.149-.150, by: delivery delivering of services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in and/or; making the programs accessible, physical changes to buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the Department’s Department of Justice's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.15135.150-.151, and the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (1991 ADA Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. Part 36, App. A, D (2011) or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. A, and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards), 28 C.F.R. § 35.104;1 to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the Department’s Department of Justice's title II regulation and 2) the 1991 ADA Standards or UFAS, or the 2010 ADA Standards, as applicable, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; to ensure that communications with people with disabilities, including applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities public, are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 911 services, for persons who use TTY’s and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons people with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s 's accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilitiesany facility, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its The United States reviewed compliance review, with the Department reviewed ADA's new construction and alterations requirements at the following facilities, which – because construction facilities constructed or alterations commenced altered after January 26, 1992 1992: Bay View Library Car Ferry Building Department of Public Works Field Headquarters Fire Engine House #23 Foundation Park Police – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx Park, Municipal Court, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Third District Station / Data Communications Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Library City Hall 26th and Medford Playground 45th and Xxxxx Playground 84th and Burbank Playground 90th and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Playground 000 Xxxxxxxx Building Xxxxxxxx Library Butterfly Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Capitol Library Cass Playground Central Library Environmental Education and Recycling Center Forest Home Library Xxxxxx Playfield and Field House Xxxxxx Health Center Long Island Playfield Xxxxxx XxXxxx Playfield Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Library Parking Structure at 0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Administration Building Police Safety Academy Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Water Tower and Municipal Building Tow Lot Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Library Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, and Central Park Recreation Center. Municipal Building The Department’s program access review covered those of the City’s 's programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilitiesfacilities that were constructed prior to January 26, 1992: City Hall South, Atlanta City Hall Tower, Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Center Street Library East Library Fire Engine House #22 Fire Engine House #38 Mill Road Library Northwest Health Center Parking Structure at 000 X. 0xx Xxxxxx Parking Structure at MacArthur Square Parking Structure at N. 4th and Highland Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta – 2nd District Station Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta – 4th District Station Police Zone 3, Atlanta – 5th District Station Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire – 6th District Station 15, Atlanta Fire Police – 7th District Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, and Xxxxxx Park. Police Communications Systems Southside Health Center Tippecanoe Library Police Substation – Midtown Shopping Center Port of Milwaukee The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Center, which is designated as an emergency shelter. following polling places: Fifty-Third Street School Agape Community Center Xxxxxxxx United Methodist Church Arlington Court Apartments Xxxxxxx Tech High School Xxxxxx School Cass School Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Art Museum Convent Hill Apartments Engleburg School Grantosa Drive School Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School Redeemer Evangelical Free School Riverview High School Riverview Housing St. Mark's Episcopal Church Milwaukee Sign Language School South Shore Park Stuart School Xxxxx Park YMCA Cudahy Zion United Church of Xxxxxx This review was limited to the areas of the facility facilities used by members of the public during an emergencyvoting public: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelterfor voting, and the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that areafor voting. The Department United States reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, 's emergency management and disaster prevention, prevention policies and the City's sidewalk maintenance policies to evaluate whether persons people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department The United States reviewed the City Police Department’s 's policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons people who are deaf or hard-of-hard of hearing.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice ("Department") initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City of AtlantaPella, Georgia, Iowa ("City") under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section (DRS) of the Department’s Civil Rights Division and focused on the City’s compliance with the following title II requirements: C to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, 1992 and make modifications necessary to comply with the Department’s title II regulationregulations (28 C.F.R. Part 35), 28 C.F.R. § §35.105; to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons of their rights and the City’s obligations under title II and the Department’s regulationregulations, 28 C.F.R. § §35.106; to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the City’s ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.150, by: C delivery of services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in making the programs accessible, physical changes to buildings (required to have been be made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the Department’s title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.151, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design ("Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, App. A, ") or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards ("UFAS"), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. ; C to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, 1992 are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the Department’s title II regulation and 2) the Standards or UFAS, 28 C.F.R. § §35.151; to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § §35.160; where the City communicates by telephone, to communicate through a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), or other equally effective telecommunications system, with individuals who have hearing or speech impairments, 28 C.F.R. §35.161; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) TDD or computer-to-computer to telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 911 services, for persons who use TTYTDD’s and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § §35.162; to provide information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § §35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of The Department limited its compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx Park, Municipal Court, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, and Central Park Recreation Center. The Department’s program access review covered to those of the City’s programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilities listed in Attachment A, as well as its polling places. Of those facilities: City Hall South, Atlanta City Hall Towerthe new Public Library, Cyclorama & Civil War Museumthe Public Safety Complex, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood FacilityWest Market Park, and Xxxxxx Parkthe Soccer Complex constitute new construction commenced after January 26, 1992. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway CenterCity Hall, which is designated as renovated in 1997, constitutes an emergency shelter. This review was limited to the areas of the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parkingalteration that commenced after January 26, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, and sidewalk maintenance to evaluate whether persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department reviewed the City Police Department’s policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing1992.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, (City) Santa Xxxx under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s 's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the Department’s 's Civil Rights Division and focused on the City’s 's compliance with the following title II requirements: to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the Department’s 's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons of their rights and the City’s 's obligations under title II and the Department’s 's regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the City’s 's ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.149 - 35.150, by: delivery of services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in making the programs accessible, physical changes to buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the Department’s 's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.151, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, App. A, or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the Department’s 's title II regulation and 2) the Standards or UFAS, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 services, for persons who use TTY’s 's and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s 's accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s 's new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx A Place to Play, Bellvue Ranch Park, Municipal CourtBicentennial Park, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Park, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5Transit Operations Building, Washington Park NatatoriumNagasawa Park, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Parks and Recreation CenterAnnex, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation CenterValley Library, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Southwest Community Park, Gateway Homeless Services CenterXxxxxxx Valley Golf Course, Atlanta Fire Station 31Franklin Park, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx XxxxGarage #12, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood FacilityPark, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Xxxxxxx Swim Center, and Central Park Recreation Xxx Xxxxx Community Center. The Department’s 's program access review covered those of the City’s 's programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilities: City Hall South, Atlanta City Hall Tower, Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Valley Senior Center, Xxxxxx Tennis CenterStreet Clubhouse, Grant Park Recreation CenterCentral Library, Grant Park Swimming PoolCity Hall, Brownwood Recreation CenterCity Hall Annex, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Aquatic, Community Center and Park, Fire Station #2, Fire Station #4, Xxxxxx Community Park, Garage #1, Garage #3, Garage #5, Garage #9, Julliard Park, Laguna Wastewater Treatment Plant, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Home and Gardens, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Park, Municipal Service Center - North, Municipal Service Center - South, North Park, Northwest Community Park, Northwest Library, Public Safety Building, Xxxxxx Park, Sonoma County Museum (Old Post Office), Xxxxxx Xxxx Community Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, and Xxxxxx Youth Park. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Center, which is designated as an emergency shelter. This review was limited to the areas of the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department reviewed the City’s 's policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, prevention and sidewalk maintenance to evaluate whether persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department reviewed the City City's Police Department’s 's policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice ("Department") initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City Township of AtlantaSouth Orange Village, GeorgiaNew Jersey, (City"Village") under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City Village receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the Department’s Civil Rights Division and focused on the CityVillage’s compliance with the following title II requirements: to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the Department’s title II regulationregulations (28 C.F.R. Part 35), 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons of their rights and the CityVillage’s obligations under title II and the Department’s regulationregulations, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the CityVillage’s ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.150, by: delivery of services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in making the programs accessible, physical changes to buildings (required to have been be made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the Department’s title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.151, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design ("Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, App. A, ") or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards ("UFAS"), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. ; C to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the Department’s title II regulation and 2) the Standards or UFAS, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; where the Village communicates by telephone, to communicate through a teletypewriter ("TTY"), or other equally effective telecommunications system, with individuals who have hearing or speech impairments, 28 C.F.R. § 35.161; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-to telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 services, for persons who use TTY’s and computer modems’s, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the CityVillage’s accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of The Department limited its compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx Park, Municipal Court, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, and Central Park Recreation Center. The Department’s program access review covered to those of the CityVillage’s programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilities: City Hall SouthVillage Hall, Atlanta City Hall Tower, Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Baird Community Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxxthe Village Library, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Coursethe Village Police Headquarters and Court, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx and Cameron Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, and Xxxxxx ParkPool House. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Centerfollowing facilities contain alterations that commenced after January 26, 1992, which is designated as an emergency shelter. This review was limited to thus must comply with the areas of ADA’s new construction/alterations requirements: the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, Village Hall and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, and sidewalk maintenance to evaluate whether persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department reviewed the City Police Department’s policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearingBaird Community Center.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of and the City and County of AtlantaDenver, Georgia, Colorado (City“Denver”) enter into this agreement under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s regulation implementing regulationtitle II of the ADA, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the DepartmentDepartment of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and focused on the Cityconducted this review of Denver’s compliance with the following title II ADA requirements: to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the Department’s title II Department of Justice's ADA regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons people of their rights and the City’s Denver's obligations under title II the ADA and the Department’s Department of Justice's regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the City’s Denver's ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title IIthe ADA, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.150-150, by: delivery delivering of services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in and/or; making the programs accessible, physical changes to buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the Department’s Department of Justice's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.15135.150-.151, and the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (1991 ADA Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. Part 36, App. A, D (2011) or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. A, and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards), 28 C.F.R. § 35.104;1 to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the Department’s title II Department of Justice's ADA regulation and 2) the 1991 ADA Standards or UFAS, or the 2010 ADA Standards, as applicable, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; to ensure that communications with people with disabilities, including applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities public, are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 911 services, for persons who use TTY’s and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons people with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s Denver's accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilitiesany facility, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its The United States reviewed Denver's compliance review, with the Department reviewed ADA's new construction and alterations requirements at the following facilities, which – because construction facilities constructed or alterations commenced altered after January 26, 1992 – must comply with the ADA’s new construction or alterations requirements1992: Xxxx Animal Shelter, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx African American Library, Central Library, City of Axum Park, Municipal CourtCity/County Building, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1Eastside Human Services Building, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5, Washington Park Natatorium, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation CenterXxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Library, Justice Center (Van Cise-Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation CenterDetention Facility & Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Courthouse), Xxxxxx X. XxxxXxxxx Plaza, Xx. Recreation CenterMontbello Central Park, Atlanta City Detention CenterMontbello Library, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Permit Center, Police Office of Professional StandardsDepartment No. 2 - Superstation, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation CenterPolice Department No.3 - Superstation, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Building, Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Gateway Homeless Services CenterXxxxxxxxxx Family Library, Atlanta Fire Station 31Xxxxx'x Lake Park, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood FacilitySmiley Library, Xxxxxx X. Memorial Park, University Hills (Xxxx) Library, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation CenterWoodbury Library, and Central Park Recreation Centerthe Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Building. The Department’s program access review covered those of the City’s Denver's programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilitiesfacilities that were constructed prior to January 26, 1992: City Hall SouthXxxxxx (Xxxx) Library, Atlanta City Hall TowerBible Park, Cyclorama & Civil War MuseumXxxxxxx Park, Public Defender’s OfficeHampden Library, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2District #4, Atlanta Police Department Zone District #6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic CenterXxxxxx Municipal Building, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood FacilityXxxxxxxxx Park, and Xxxxxx Veterans Park. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway Center, which is designated as an emergency shelter. This review was limited to the areas of the facility used by members of the public during an emergency: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelter, the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that area. The Department United States reviewed the City’s policies and procedures regarding voting, Denver's emergency management and disaster prevention, prevention policies and Denver's sidewalk maintenance policies to evaluate whether persons people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department The United States reviewed the City Denver's Police Department’s 's policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons people who are deaf or hard-of-hard of hearing.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of the City of AtlantaFayette County, GeorgiaPennsylvania, (CityCounty) under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department’s 's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City County receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s 's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The review was conducted by the Disability Rights Section of the Department’s 's Civil Rights Division and focused on the City’s County's compliance with the following title II requirements: to conduct a self-evaluation of its services, policies, and practices by July 26, 1992, and make modifications necessary to comply with the Department’s 's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.105; to notify applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons of their rights and the City’s County's obligations under title II and the Department’s 's regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 35.106; to designate a responsible employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out the City’s County's ADA responsibilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(a); to establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of violations of title II, 28 C.F.R. § 35.107(b); to operate each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149, 35.149 - 35.150, by: delivery of services, programs, or activities in alternate ways, including, for example, redesign of equipment, reassignment of services, assignment of aides, home visits, or other methods of compliance or, if these methods are not effective in making the programs accessible, physical changes to buildings (required to have been made by January 26, 1995), in accordance with the Department’s 's title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.150 and 35.151, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, App. A, or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A. to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the Department’s 's title II regulation and 2) the Standards or UFAS, 28 C.F.R. § 35.151; to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others, including furnishing auxiliary aids and services when necessary, 28 C.F.R. § 35.160; to provide direct access via TTY (text telephone) or computer-to-telephone emergency services, including 9-1-1 services, for persons who use TTY’s TTYs and computer modems, 28 C.F.R. § 35.162; to provide information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of the City’s County's accessible services, activities, and facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(a); and to provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to information about accessible facilities, 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b). As part of its compliance review, the Department reviewed the following facilities, which – because construction or alterations commenced after January 26, 1992 – must -must comply with the ADA’s 's new construction or alterations requirements: Xxxx ParkFayette Area Coordinated Transportation, Municipal CourtFayette County Children and Youth Services Building, Atlanta Police Department Zone 1Fayette County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Program, Atlanta Police Department Zone 5Fayette County Prison Annex, Washington Park NatatoriumFayette County Fairgrounds, Atlanta Fire Station 14, Atlanta Fire Station 4, Adamsville Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Utoy Creek Reclamation Center, Washington Park Tennis Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Cleveland Avenue Recreation Center, Xxx Xxxx Recreation Center, Morningside Recreation Center, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Recreation Center, Atlanta City Detention Center, Atlanta Fire Station 33, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Xxxx Park Recreation Center, Police Office of Professional Standards, Xxxxxxxx Park Recreation Center, A. D. Xxxxxxxx Park, Gateway Homeless Services Center, Atlanta Fire Station 31, Piedmont Park Conservancy Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. Natatorium, Bass Recreation Center, Xxxxxxxx Park Amphitheater, Xxxxxx Pool/Recreation Center, Peachtree Hills Recreation CenterFederal Building, and Central Park Recreation Centerthe Public Services Building. The Department’s 's program access review covered those of the City’s County's programs, services, and activities that operate in the following facilities: City Hall SouthXxxxxx Creek Park, Atlanta City Hall TowerFayette County Courthouse, Cyclorama & Civil War MuseumFayette County Prison, Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Police Department Zone 2, Atlanta Police Department Zone 6, Boisfeuillet Xxxxx Atlanta Civic Center, Piedmont Park Conservancy/xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Park Golf Course, Oakland Recreation Center, Xxxxx Park & Recreation CenterFire Field Test Site (Fire Training School), Xxxxxx Tennis Center, Grant Park Recreation Center, Grant Park Swimming Pool, Brownwood Recreation Center, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Recreation Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Xxxxx Xxxxx Center, Xxxxxxx Park and Recreation Center, Zaban Recreation Center, Atlanta Police Zone 3, Atlanta Police Zone 4, Atlanta Fire Station 15, Atlanta Fire Station 17, Atlanta Fire Station 35, Xxxxxx Neighborhood Facility, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Neighborhood FacilityCreek Park, and Xxxxxx Masontown German Park. The Department also conducted a program access review of the Gateway following polling places: American Legion Post 423, Belle Xxxxxx Apartments, Xxxxxx Volunteer Fire Department, Fairchance Borough Building, German Township Municipal Building, Grindstone Volunteer Fire Department, Jewish Community Center, which is designated as an emergency shelterMarkleysburg Municipal Building, Mountain Fellowship Center, New Haven Hose Company Fire Hall, Little Redstone United Methodist Church, Xxxxx Community Recreation Center, and Township Shed. This review was limited to the areas of the facility facilities used by members of the public during an emergencyvoting public: parking, the route from the parking area to the area used as a shelterfor voting, and the area used as a shelter, and toilet facilities serving that areafor voting. The Department reviewed the City’s County's policies and procedures regarding voting, emergency management and disaster prevention, and sidewalk maintenance to evaluate whether persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to utilize these programs. Finally, the Department reviewed the City Police County's Sheriff's Department’s 's policies and procedures regarding providing effective communication to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.