Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation

Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws and authorities, ADES does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Persons that require a reasonable accommodation based on language or disability should contact ADES’s Office of Equal Opportunity at [email protected]. Requests should be made as early as possible to ensure the State has an opportunity to address the accommodation.

Effective Communication: The Department will generally, upon request, provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services to persons with disabilities, at no charge, to assist in effective communication and to participate equally in Department 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, vision, learning, or other impairments.

Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The Department will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs, at no charge, to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in DES offices, even where pets are generally prohibited. If you believe that you will not be able to understand or take part in a program or activity because of your disability, or need an auxiliary aid or service or a reasonable modification in policies or procedures, please let us know of your needs in advance if at all possible.

The ADA does not require the Department to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of it programs, services or activities, or impose an undue financial or administration burden on the Department.

View the DES Americans With Disability Act Policy

Request a Reasonable Modification

If you have a disability and you need to request a reasonable modification in order to participate in a DES program, service, or activity, you can do so as follows:

1. Notify the DES employee working with you that you need a Reasonable Modification.
2. Contact the DES Office of Equal Opportunity.
   • Email to the Office of Equal Opportunity
   • Mail to:
     Office of Equal Opportunity
     P. O. Box 6123 - Mail Drop 1119
     Phoenix, AZ 85005-6123
   • Fax to (602) 364-3982

View Frequently Asked Questions about reasonable modifications.

Contact Information

Office of Equal Opportunity
Renee Parker-Weathersby
ADA/504 Coordinator
(602) 364-3976

Related

• Americans with Disabilities Act – Title 2 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disabilities for Programs, Services, and  Activities Policy (DES 1-01-12)
• Americans with Disabilities Act – Title 2 Procedures (DES-1-01-12-01)
• Client Discrimination Complaint - English (J-020)
• Client Discrimination Complaint - Spanish (J-020-S)