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<div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading panel-title">Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement</div></div><p>The Louisiana Supreme Court wants everyone, including people with disabilities, to have the same access to the Louisiana Supreme Court and programs conducted by the Louisiana Supreme Court. To meet this commitment,&nbsp; the Louisiana Supreme Court will comply with the requirements of the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2011/06/28/adastatute08.pdf" target="_blank">Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h4>Effective Access to Court Programs and Services&nbsp;</h4><p>The Louisiana Supreme Court does not discriminate against persons with disabilities in its services, programs, or activities.&nbsp;</p><p>When a person with a disability notifies the ADA Point of Contact of the need for accommodation, the Louisiana Supreme Court shall, at no charge, provide a reasonable accommodation that will enable the person to access and/or effectively participate in any Louisiana Supreme Court proceeding or program.&nbsp;</p><p>A reasonable accommodation is any modification that enables an individual with disabilities to participate in court programs and proceedings. For example, reasonable accommodation requests include, but are not limited to, ASL interpreters, tactile interpreters for hearing impairments, admission of a service animal into the courtroom, use of Zoom for appearance, or modifications if the space is inaccessible for a wheelchair.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h4>Effective Communication</h4><p>The Louisiana Supreme Court will provide necessary auxiliary aids or services leading to effective communication for people with disabilities, excluding devices of a personal nature, for the duration of the time period for which accommodation is needed. Auxiliary aids and services, include, but are not limited to, qualified sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, documents in Braille, and other ways of making communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.</p><p>Examples of auxiliary aids or services of a personal nature not covered by this directive include prescription eyeglasses, hearing aids, wheelchairs, and/or personal medical or attendant care. The individual requesting the accommodation shall not be required to pay for the costs of such accommodation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h4>Job Applicant Requests &amp; ADA Point of Contact<br /></h4><p>Any person wishing to request an accommodation to participate in our employment process should utilize the ADA Accommodations Request Form, (available in <a href="/employment/ADA_Accommodations_Request_Form.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> or <a href="/employment/ADA_Accommodations_Request_Form.htm">HTML</a>) if possible. Such requests should be addressed as follows:</p><p style="margin-left:30px;">Veronica Cheneau, Deputy Judicial Administrator -- Human Resources<br />Supreme Court of Louisiana<br />400 Royal Street, Suite 1190<br />New Orleans, LA 70130-8101<br />Phone (504) 310-2317; fax (504) 310-2624<br />E-mail: <a href="mailto:vcheneau@lasc.org">vcheneau@lasc.org</a></p><ol><li>Job applicants may request reasonable accommodation from any Human Resource Office employee with whom he/she has contact during the application process or he/she may contact the Human Resource Office at (504) 310-2317, or through the Louisiana Relay Center TDD/TTY 1-800-846-5277, voice 1-800-947-5277.<br /><br /></li><li>All accommodation requests (preferably written) shall include a description of the accommodation sought, along with a statement about the impairment that requires such accommodation. Additional information about the qualifying impairment may be requested if it is deemed necessary.<br /><br /></li><li>The Human Resource Director or designee will confer with the applicant, evaluate the request, and arrange for the provision of the requested accommodation. If provision of the accommodation requested is not feasible, with the approval of the Chief Justice, a suitably effective alternative may be substituted.<br /><br /></li><li>The job applicant shall be notified of the accommodations which will be made. If the accommodation offered is rejected, he/she shall be advised of the right to file a complaint in the manner outlined below.</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><h4><span style="font-size:1em;">Complaints&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></h4><p>Individuals with disabilities (non-employees) who believe they have been discriminated against with regard to access to employment, services, programs, or activities at the Supreme Court may file a complaint with the Court&rsquo;s ADA Point of Contact at: 400 Royal Street, Suite 1190, New Orleans, LA 70130-8101. The telephone number is (504) 310-2550. This number may also be reached through the Louisiana Relay Center TDD/TTY 1-800-846-5277, voice 1-800-947-5277. Upon receipt of a complaint, the ADA Compliance Coordinator shall review the complaint, notify the Chief Justice and propose a resolution. The approved resolution shall then be communicated with the complainant.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p>
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