Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Reasonable Accommodations
The ADA is a civil rights law that protects people with different types of disabilities from discrimination in all aspects of social life. More specifically, Title II of the ADA requires that all programs offered through the state and local government such as the City and County of San Francisco must be accessible and usable to people with disabilities. The ADA and City policy require that people with disabilities have equal access to all City services, activities, and benefits. People with disabilities must have an equal opportunity to participate in the programs and services offered through the City and County of San Francisco. If you believe your rights under the ADA are violated, contact the ADA Coordinator.
Ordinance 90-10 added Section 2A.22.3 to the Administrative Code, which adopted a Citywide Americans with Disabilities Act Reasonable Modification Policy that requires City departments to: (1) provide notice to the public of the right to request reasonable modification; (2) respond promptly to such requests; (3) provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services to people with disabilities to ensure effective communication; and (4) train staff to respond to requests from the public for reasonable modification, and that requires the Office on Disability and Accessibility to provide technical assistance to City departments responding to requests from the public for reasonable modifications.
The Board of Supervisors and Office of the Clerk of the Board support the Office on Disability and Accessibility to help make San Francisco a city where all people enjoy equal rights, equal opportunity, and freedom from illegal discrimination under disability rights laws.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SFGovTV, at sf.gov/tv or your Local Cable Channel (see your provider for channel listing). Board and Committee meeting agendas and minutes are available on the Board’s website (sf.gov/bos) and adhere to web development guidelines based upon the Federal Access Board’s Section 508 Guidelines. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please email Board.of.Supervisors@sfgov.org, or call (415) 554-5184 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least two (2) business days in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability. For further assistance, please contact Wilson Ng, ADA Coordinator, at Wilson.L.Ng@sfgov.org.
Meeting access information is posted on each agenda, the Board’s website, and published in legal advertisements.