ADA Accessibility Plan

Mililani Waena Elementary School

ADA Program Accessibility Plan

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Mililani Waena Elementary School (“the School”) is committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are not denied an opportunity to participate in and benefit from any service, program, or activity, offered by the school.  Individuals with disabilities are welcome to participate in and benefit from the events at our school.  School officials wish to assist in making the event a memorable experience for all.

ACCESS TO SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES

The School will make reasonable modifications in its policies, practices, and procedures when the modifications are necessary to ensure that services, programs, and activities provided by the school are readily accessible by individuals with disabilities.  In choosing among methods to ensure that services, programs, and activities are readily accessible, the School will give priority consideration to those methods that will provide the services, programs, and activities, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of individuals with disabilities.

NOTICE OF ADA ACCOMMODATION 

1. Notice of Request for Accommodations

The School will provide notice of the availability of ADA access and accommodations in forms including, but not limited to, a “Notice & Request for Accommodations” in event registration forms, season schedules for school athletic events and other school event announcements.  This notice will include the International Symbol of Accessibility (“ISA”), contact information, and language concerning ADA access and accommodations.  It will also direct individuals with disabilities to the appropriate office where they can request an accommodation.

2. Signage

The School will work toward providing signage about accessible facilities. 

FACILITIES ACCESS

The School facilities were built in 1971.  The School has elected to make good faith and reasonable attempts to upgrade facilities for barrier removal, as necessary.

NOTICE & REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATIONS

If you are an individual with a disability, please contact the following personnel to make arrangements for accessibility to any school event at least 10 working days prior to the event.  Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your request.

For SCHOOL events, please contact: