Universal Access StatementCI'TY OF MIAMi BEACH
O ce of the City Manager
Interoffice Memorandum
To:
Subject:
Assistant City Managers
Department Directors
Jorge M, Gonza!ez
City Manager
REVISED UNIVERSAL ACCESS STATEMENT
ON CiTY PRINTED MATERIAL
D~te: December t, 2003
Per the settlement stipulation in ADA and Ruiz v. City of Miami Beach, the Ci~ is required to provide
an access statement on alt printed brochures,, pamphlets, noti~s, and al! ether materia!s
disseminated by the City to the public. This includes, but is not limited to, booklets, flyers,
announoements, and event schedules; intended for distribution to the general public. The pu~ose of
the access statement is to provide persons with disabilities a mechanism for requesting info~ation
about disabi!i~ ac~ss, sign language interpreters and/or other accommodations, as well as for
requesting the wri~en materials in alternative format, such as !argo pdnt or audio~pe.
Up to this point, Ci~ depa~ments have been using access statement language as required by the
settlement stipulation. However, with the est:abiiishment of the City's Answer Center, it has become
necessa~ 'to revise the language to incorporate the Answer,Center's phone, fax, and ~Y numbeD,
Also, the !anguage has been re-drafted 'to allow for universal appli~tion for all depa~ments and all
types of publications.
Upon receipt of tt~is: memorandum, all C ~ Executive Staff and DepaAments providing printed
material to the public shall include the folio.wing access stat,ement in the material:
To ~quest this material in accessible format, sign language interpreters, inlb~ation
on access ~br persons with disabi/Nes, and/or any accommodation ~o review any
document or participate in any city'-sponsored proceeding, please contact
2489 (voice), 305~673-7524 (fax) or 305-673-7218 (~ five days in advance to
initiate your request. TTY users may also call 7f'f (Florida Relay Service).
Should you have questions, please contact ADA Coordinator Heidi Johnson-Wr ght at ext. 6983.
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