overview
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits state and local governments from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in transportation services; and programs or activities offered to the public, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability/impairment, or income status.
SEMCOG will ensure that qualified individuals shall not, solely on the basis of their disability, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any of its programs, services, or activities as provided by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Accommodations at SEMCOG meetings
SEMCOG offers reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. Persons in need of auxiliary aids or services, such as interpretation services, are asked to contact SEMCOG with at least 72 hours (three business days) in advance of the meeting.
ADA Grievance and Complaint Procedure
This grievance procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). It may be used by anyone who wishes to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits by SEMCOG. Federal and state law prohibits intimidation or retaliation of any kind for filing a complaint.
file a complaint
The complaint should be in writing and contain information about the alleged discrimination, including the complainant’s name, address, phone number, location, date, and description of the problem. The complainant can file a complaint online, or SEMCOG can provide alternative means of filing the complaints, such as a personal interviews or a tape recording of the complaint, which will be made available for persons with disabilities upon request.
The complaint should be submitted by the grievant and/or their designee as soon as possible but no later than 90 calendar days after the alleged violation. The complaint may be submitted electronically from the online complaint form or mailed directly to SEMCOG’s ADA Coordinator.
Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the complaint, SEMCOG’s ADA Coordinator or their designee will meet or communicate with the complainant.
SEMCOG ADA Coordinator:
Nick Friedrich, Coordinator, Operations & Facilities
SEMCOG
1001 Woodward Ave, Suite 1400
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 961-4266
website accessibility
The Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act provide guidelines and standards to make website accessible. A main component of these recommendations is that websites be ‘reasonably compliant’ to these standards. Standards are open to interpretation, and solutions vary. SEMCOG has made design decisions that help our website work for those with accessibility issues, while still providing the best information possible in a variety of formats to our many visitors. This means that some areas of our website may not be useful for some visitors, but we feel strongly that this information should still be made available to the many visitors who are able to access it. In all cases, SEMCOG Information Center will make reasonable efforts to find another way to make this information accessible to all who are interested but unable to access the information online.
General considerations SEMCOG has made to provide information in a way accessible to as many visitors as possible:
- Information in text formats, rather than images (such as a scanned-in table or chart).
- Use of templates for all pages, so the navigation and order of items read with accessibility technologies are consistent throughout the site.
- Graphic elements include Alt tags, which give information about the object to coincide with what one would understand by seeing the object.
- Use of software that scans our Web site and reports where the format does not meet standards.
SEMCOG is committed to improving the quality of life in Southeast Michigan. The SEMCOG website is one tool in services of that goal. Please contact SEMCOG Information Center for questions regarding the SEMCOG Web site, or for assistance in accessing information on the site.
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