THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIALS AND HEARINGS
40 RECTOR STREET • NEW YORK, N. Y. 10006
212-442-4900 FAX 212-442-4947 TDD 212-442-4939
http://NYC.GOV
ACCESSIBILITY OF OATH’S FACILITIES
AND PROCEEDINGS
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) furthers the goals of
open and accessible government and non-discrimination by government.
The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is committed
to those goals, and strongly supports equal employment opportunity
for people with disabilities and full accessibility of facilities
and programs to people with disabilities. Consistent with this commitment,
OATH will make accommodations as required to enable people with
disabilities to participate fully in OATH’s proceedings and
services.
In order to assist people with disabilities in determining whether
to request accommodation of their disabilities, and what accommodation
to request, a description of OATH’s accessibility limitations
is provided on the next page. Inquires about OATH’s facilities
and services, and about the necessity and availability of accommodations
for particular disabilities, may be addressed to John Stulgaitis,
OATH’s executive assistant, by mail, fax, telephone (212-442-4937),
or telecommunications device for the deaf.
Any person who has a suggestion or complaint about OATH’s
accessibility to persons with disabilities may bring the mater to
the attention of Cherron Howard-Williams, OATH’s office manager,
by mail, fax, telephone (212-442-1828), or telecommunications device
for the deaf. A formal grievance may be filed with Ms. Howard-Williams
in accordance with OATH’s ADA Grievance Procedure, which is
available from Ms. Howard-Williams without charge (one copy per
person) in printed, large type, and tape-recorded formats.
ARCHITECTURAL LIMITATIONS
OATH is unaware of any architectural limitations at its 40 Rector
Street location, except that the elevators are not equipped with
audible floor indicators.
OTHER LIMITATIONS
1. Documents: Other than as noted above, OATH’s documents
and case records, including computer-stored documents and records,
are not maintained in large type, braille, or tape recorded formats.
2. Proceedings: OATH does not have interpreters for the hearing
impaired on staff. All of OATH’s courtrooms utilize sound
amplification systems and one of the courtrooms is equipped with
amplification devices for the hearing impaired.
3. Telephones: OATH has telephones available for use by attorneys
and other representatives. These telephones are not equipped with
telecommunications devices for the deaf.
Revised 10/1/05
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