Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

The City of Charlottesville does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. The City does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices.

This notice is provided as required by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Individuals who need auxiliary aids for effective communication in programs and services of the City of Charlottesville are invited to make their needs and preferences known to the ADA Coordinator. 

This notice is available in alternate formats upon request from the ADA Coordinator. 

In an effort to assure accessibility to the City’s programs, services, and activities, the ADA Advisory Committee meets quarterly to review its programs and services. The ADA Coordinator staffs this committee which consists of representatives from various City Departments and persons with disabilities from the community. You may contact the committee through the ADA Coordinator.

Website Accessibility Statement

The City of Charlottesville is committed to providing electronic communication that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website. We seek to conform to level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) WCAG. Our conformance with these guidelines will help make our website more user-friendly for all visitors. Please be patient as we upgrade older pages and documents (including old meeting minutes) of our website to conform to this journey.

If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, or TTY) and the format of any material on this website interferes with your ability to access information, please contact us. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the web address of the requested material, and your contact information. Users who need accessibility assistance can also contact us by phone through the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY/Voice communication.

Contact Us

If you have any accessibility issues on our website, please let us know so we can begin the process of correcting it.

Accessibility Design Guidelines

We have designed our website with the following accessibility guidelines in mind:

  • We work to comply with Section 508 as well as 2.0 A and AA referring to website accessibility standards.
  • If you have difficulty accessing the site or have any comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Browser Accessibility Information

Many popular browsers contain built-in accessibility tools:

Additional Plug-ins

Adobe Reader is required to view and print PDF documents that appear on this website:

Adobe Flash may be required to view certain videos that appear on this website: