Our Policy

The City of North Las Vegas is committed to ensuring that the City's website and other forms of communication are accessible to all people regardless of ability or access method.

The City's intent is to maintain its website(s) and applications to meet and/or exceed the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"). The CityofNorthLasVegas.com platform incorporates compliance standards set forth in federally-mandated 508C, and best practices recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative's (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

The City recognizes that this effort is ongoing, and pledges to continuously strive to meet all levels of accessibility conformance. To affirm our commitment, any violations that we find or that are brought to our attention will be corrected to the best of our ability. 

Upon request, all information contained on City websites can be made available in an alternative format, or arrangements can be made by City team members to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities.

Purpose

Our goal is to ensure that everyone has equal access to information and can fully participate in government. We are committed to upholding our legal obligations to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) web accessibility directives.

Accessibility Features

All City of North Las Vegas websites will be designed to reduce barriers to content for visitors to deliver an all-inclusive and accessible experience. The City of North Las Vegas website makes use of industry-standard techniques and preferred practices to provide the highest possible level of ADA website accessibility for our users. These include, but are not limited to, the characteristics of usability for screen reader users, keyboard-only users, users with low/impaired vision, users who are deaf and users who are color blind.

Accessibility Challenges 

• The City of North Las Vegas is committed to assessing, prioritizing and updating the City website wherever it is determined to be non-ADA compliant.
• Some of our content is in PDF format only. We are working on a process to ensure all PDFs are accessible.
• Due to current technology constraints, there are some instances where we are unable to provide information in an accessible format (e.g. mapping information). We will be monitoring these sections and will develop accessible solutions as technology improves.

Help Us Make Our Website More Accessible  

We welcome your feedback and suggestions! If you have any difficulty accessing information, please contact us.

Grievance Procedure under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that public entities adopt and publish grievance procedures to assure the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints. The purpose of this ADA grievance procedure is to resolve as promptly as possible any problems, complaints, or conflicts related to the City's ADA compliance without the need for the complainant to resort to other remedies available under the law.

Definitions and Resources

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990

In 1990 Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). There are five titles as part of the ADA. Title II prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities by public entities.

508C

Section 508 is a federal law mandating all electronic and information technology that is developed, purchased, used or maintained by the federal government be accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508 was an amendment to the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

The W3C as it is often referred to is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1)

These guidelines define how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. Accessibility involves a wide range of disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning and neurological disabilities.