Notice Under the American with Disabilities Act

Publish Date: 04/01/2023 Version #: 1

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

Employment: The City 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 ADA/ADAAA.

Effective Communication: The City 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  ways  of  making  information  and  communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.

Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The ADA does not require the City to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose undue financial or administrative burden. The City will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. 

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the City, should  contact the office of the ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the  scheduled event.

ADA Coordinator Kim Stanker

Office of the City Clerk 334 Front Street

Ketchikan AK  99901

(907) 228-5658

Email: Clerk@city.ketchikan.ak.us 

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 program, service, or activity of the City is not accessible to persons with  disabilities should be directed to the listed ADA Coordinator.

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.