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RELEVANT LINKS: Cities that employ 50 or more persons must designate at least one employee to be the responsible authority to oversee the requirements of Title II of the ADA. That employee must accept accommodation requests, respond on behalf of the city to the requests and investigate any complaints of noncompliance. The name, office addresses, and phone number of this employee is public information. Exceptions for accommodating individuals with disabilities are discussed below. A city should never exclude an individual on the basis that they are known to have a disability. 1. Integration Services, programs, and activities must be administered in the most integrated setting possible for qualified individuals with disabilities. Separate or different measures may be taken if necessary to ensure equal opportunity. When there are separate programs offered to individuals with disabilities, those individuals still have the option to participate in the program offered to individual without disabilities. In this situation, cities are still required to make reasonable accommodations so that the individual with disabilities can participate in the program offered to individuals without disabilities. Cities cannot require an individual with a disability to accept a special accommodation or benefit. 2. Communication A different approach to communication may be needed when serving disabled persons. Cities must make every attempt to ensure effective communication which may include the use of auxiliary aids. Examples of auxiliary aids include Braille and large print materials, audio recordings, sign language interpreters and using the telecommunication relay service. 3. Cost Cities cannot charge an individual with a disability more than an individual without a disability to participate in a service, program, or activity. The cost of an accessibility accommodation cannot be assessed back to the individual(s) who requested the accommodation. 4. Safety The safety of all participants is important. A city may create safety requirements that are necessary for the safe operation of its services, programs or activities. Safety requirements must be based on actual risk to participants. Speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals with disabilities are not considered legitimate safety concerns. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 10/14/2019 Parks and Recreation Loss Control Guide Page 26