Salt Lake City and the ADA
(Americans with Disabilities Act)

Salt Lake City Accommodations Notice

As part of our continued efforts to ensure compliance with the ADA, people with disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodations in order to attend city events and activities. We make every effort to honor these requests, and they should be made as early as possible. Accommodations may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids. All programs and services will be offered in an accessible facility.

What is the ADA?

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into effect by Congress on July 26, 1990. The ADA is intended to  “provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities.”

What does the ADA do?

The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and provides the first comprehensive civil rights to people with disabilities in the areas of employment; public accommodations; state and local government programs, services and activities; and communications.  This includes not just architectural accessibility, but also program accessibility.

What is the goal of ADA?

The goal of the ADA is to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, equivalent service, and economic self-sufficiency. The ADA prohibits all state and local governments from discriminating on the basis of disability. 

The ADA is divided into five sections, or titles. Title II applies to city government, and the programs and services provided. 

Title II: Discrimination
No qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by such entity. 

What is disability? 
A person described as having a disability is a person with a physical, emotional or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities OR a person with a record of such impairment OR a person who is perceived as having such an impairment. “Major life activities” include:  thinking, processing information, listening, seeing, hearing, breathing, walking, taking care of personal needs, working, interaction with others, concentrating, sitting, standing, and reading.

Salt Lake City Policy

In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the ADA of 1990, Salt Lake City Corporation does not discriminate against qualified individuals on the basis of disability in the City’s services, programs or activities, or employment practices.