ADA Accommodations
Request for Accommodation for Person with Disabilities
Pend Oreille County District Court provides accommodation for persons with disabilities who require assistance in order to participate fully and equally participate in court programs, services, or activities.
Accommodation requests are granted to any person with a disability for whom such accommodation is necessary under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213), the Washington Law Against Discrimination (RCW 49.60 et seq.), or other similar local, state, and federal laws and Washington Supreme Court General Rule (GR) 33.
If you are entitled to receive accommodation, primary consideration will be given to the accommodation you request. If the requested accommodation is not provided, the Court may offer an alternative.
Generally, five (5) days’ notice is requested to review accommodation applications. However, all requests will be addressed promptly and in accordance with ADA requirements.
NOTE: Pend Oreille County District Court may also utilize informal approaches to providing accommodation. For example, some assistive devices may be immediately available upon request.
Procedure for Requesting Accommodation.
To request an accommodation, complete the Request for Accommodation Form, and return it to Pend Oreille County District Court along with any documents you want the Court to consider, such as medical records. Instructions for completing the Request for Accommodation form.
Mail, fax or email form to:
Pend Oreille County District Court Administrator
PO Box 5030, Newport, WA 99156
Phone: 509-447-4110/Fax: 509-447-5724
Email: districtcourt [at] pendoreille.org (districtcourt[at]pendoreille[dot]org)
If you provide medical and other health information, you must attach your information to form WPF All Cases 01.0300, Health Records Coversheet (attached below). Your medical and other health information will be automatically sealed (kept private) when you submit the information under the cover sheet.
Decision
Accommodation requests will be granted unless providing the requested auxiliary aids or services would result in a fundamental alteration to the Court's programs, services, or activities or impose undue financial and administrative burdens.
The Court shall, in writing, or on the record, inform the person requesting accommodation that the request for accommodation has been granted or denied, in whole or in part, and the nature and scope of the accommodation to be provided, if any. A written decision shall be entered in the case/proceedings file, if any, in which the Court shall determine whether or not the decision should be sealed. If there is no proceedings filed, the decision shall be entered in the Court's administrative files, and the Court shall determine whether or not the decision should be sealed.
For more information regarding requesting an accommodation please visit: Washion Administrative Office of the Court's Court Program Accessibility webpage.