Legal
The County of Cheshire Privacy Policy is available to download below.
Notice to the Public
To make Cheshire County citizens aware of the County’s commitment to Title VI compliance, and their right to file a civil rights complaint, The County of Cheshire has presented the following information on its website.
Your Civil Rights
The County of Cheshire operates its programs and services without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or age in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and other statutes and authorities that prohibit discrimination in federally assisted programs and activities. Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice under Title IV may file a complaint with the County of Cheshire. For more information on Cheshire County’s civil rights program, the procedures to file a complaint, and/or if information is needed in another language, please contact the County Administrator at 603-352-3031, ccoates@co.cheshire.nh.us, or visit our administrative office at 12 Court Street, Keene, NH, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p. m.
The Full Civil Rights Policy Statement can be downloaded below.
In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the County will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in the County’s services, programs, or activities.
Employment: The County 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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Effective Communication: The County will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the County’s 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, or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The County will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all County programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in County Offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a County program, service, or activity, should contact the office of Christopher Coates, County Administrator, ADA Coordinator at (603) 355-3031 or ccoates@co.cheshire.nh.us as soon as possible but no later then 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the County 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 County program, service, or activity is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Christopher Coates, County Administrator, ADA Coordinator at (603) 355-3031 or ccoates@co.cheshire.nh.us.
The County 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.
The County of Cheshire does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin in accordance with the Title VI Act of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
If you feel as though you have been denied the benefits of the service or are unduly burdened by the agency’s policies or procedures please follow the procedures in the Title VI Policy document linked to above and contact the County Administrator.
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