State of Rhode Island's
ADA Regulations
Are also Available on the
Secretary of State's Rules Website
http://www.rules.state.ri.us/rules/
Chapter A Open Meeting – Accessibility For Persons With Disabilities
Original Effective date: 10/15/1992
About:
The procedure for the governor's commission on disabilities to approve or
modify the municipal government or school district’s transition plan covering
the location of meetings for all public bodies under their jurisdiction.
Form A. RI Open Meeting Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Transition Plan (PDF 9 pages)
Chapter B Request For A Waiver Of The Accessibility Standard For State Leased Facilities
Original Effective date: 10/15/1992
About: The procedure for the governor's commission on disabilities to certify that the lessee agency's program accessibility plan ensures access to, and use of the facility to be leased or rented for people with disabilities.
Form B. Waiver of Accessibility of Leased or Rented Facilities for People with Disabilities Form (PDF 3 pages)
Chapter C Coordinating Compliance By State Agencies With Laws Protecting The Rights Of Individuals With Disabilities
Original Effective date: 10/15/1992
About: The procedure for the
governor's commission on disabilities
to
coordinate
compliance with federal and state laws protecting the rights of individuals
with disabilities by state agencies.
Form C. ADA/504 Action Plan (PDF 1 page)
Chapter D Grievance Procedures Regarding Complaints Alleging Discrimination By A State Agency On The Basis Of Disability
Original Effective date: 10/15/1992
About: The
governor's commission on disabilities’ grievance procedure to promptly and
equitably resolve complaints of noncompliance with federal and state laws
protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities involving state
agencies.
Form D 1. Disability Rights Complaint and Mediation Request - Employment (PDF 9 pages)
Form D 2. Disability Rights Complaint and Mediation Request - Government Services Discrimination (PDF 6 pages)
Form D 3. Disability Rights Complaint and Mediation Request - Public Accommodations Discrimination (PDF 7 pages)
Form D 4. Disability Rights Complaint and Mediation Request - Housing And/Or Credit Discrimination (PDF 8 pages)
Form. D 5 Mediator Selection (PDF 2 pages)
Form D 6. Mediation Status (PDF 1 page)
Form D 7. Agency Mediation Report (PDF 1 page)
Chapter E Initiation Of Complaints Against State Agencies That Willfully Fail To Comply With Laws Protecting The Rights Of Individuals With Disabilities
Original Effective date: 10/15/1992
About: The governor’s commission on disabilities’ procedure for initiating
complaints against any state agency that willfully fails to comply with
federal and state laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities
to the appropriate state or federal agency.
Chapter F Accessibility Of State And State Funded Programs And Activities
Original Effective date: 01/15/1997
About: The governor’s commission on
disabilities’ procedure to ensure all public buildings to be constructed,
leased, or rented by the state are accessible to and usable by people with
disabilities.
Form F 1. Program Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities Survey (PDF 9 pages)
Form F 2. Accessibility Project Management Selection (PDF 1 page)
Chapter G Effective Communications
Original Effective date: 03/12/1996
About: The governor’s commission on
disabilities’ procedure to ensure all communications by state agencies is
accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
Form G 1. Alternate Document Reproduction Request (PDF 2 pages)
Form G 2. Telecommunication Device (TTY) Request (PDF 1 page)
Chapter H Nondiscriminatory Eligibility Criteria For Services
Original Effective date: 03/27/1996
About: The governor’s commission on
disabilities’ procedure to ensure that eligibility criteria adopted by state
agencies do not screen out groups of people with disabilities.
Chapter I Reasonable Accommodation Requests
Original Effective date: 03/20/1997
About: The governor’s commission on
disabilities’ procedure to ensure reasonable accommodations is made for state
agency employees and clients who have disabilities.
Form I 1. Request For Reasonable Accommodations / Modifications (PDF 4 pages)
Form I 2. Rejection of Reasonable Accommodations / Modifications Request (PDF 1 page)
Chapter J contains the Commission’s
Disability Business Enterprises Regulations
Chapter K Enhanced Enforcement Of Disability Parking
Original Effective date: 12/27/1999
About: The governor’s commission on
disabilities’ procedure for reviewing the city, town and state agency
disability parking enforcement enhancement plans and suggesting improvements.
Form K. Disability Parking Enforcement Enhancement Plan (PDF 2 pages)
Chapter L Mediation Of Complaints Alleging Discrimination On The Basis Of Disability By A Non-state Agency
Original Effective date: 12/27/1999
About:
The governor’s commission on disabilities’ procedure for a mediation service
to assist parties who voluntarily chose to utilize that service to resolve
allegations of discrimination on the basis of disability.
Chapter M Assuring That People With Disabilities Are Afforded The Opportunities To Exercise All Of The Rights And Responsibilities Accorded To Citizens Of This State
Original Effective date: 12/27/1999
About:
The governor’s commission on disabilities’ procedure for determining when to
appear on behalf of the people with disabilities to present evidence and make
arguments before any federal, state or local agency or public body regarding
matters pending before that agency or public body that may have an adverse
effect on persons with disabilities.
Chapter N contains the Commission’s general operating rules.
Chapter O Investigation And Hearing Of Complaints Relating To Alleged Violations Of The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities relating to the physical inaccessibility of buildings and structures
Original Effective
date: 12/17/2002
About: The
governor’s commission on disabilities’ procedure for investigating and hearing complaints relating to alleged
violations of the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities Act, relating to
the physical inaccessibility of buildings and structures.
Chapter P Open Meeting Telecommunication Accommodation Waiver Requests
GCD Form P-1 Open Meeting Telecommunications Accommodation Waiver Request