Accessibility / ADA
Shelby County Probate Court and Shelby County Juvenile Court Accessibility Statement
Updated: August 2024
General
Shelby County Probate and Shelby County Juvenile Court strives to ensure that its services are accessible to people with disabilities. Shelby County Probate and Shelby County Juvenile Court has invested a significant amount of resources to help ensure that its website is made easier to use and more accessible for people with disabilities, with the strong belief that every person has the right to live with dignity, equality, comfort and independence.
Accessibility on Shelbycoprobate.org
Shelbycoprobate.org makes available the UserWay Website Accessibility Widget that is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. The software allows Shelbycoprobate.org to improve its compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).
Enabling the Accessibility Menu
The Shelbycoprobate.org accessibility menu can be enabled either by hitting the tab key when the page first loads or by clicking the accessibility menu icon that appears on the corner of the page. After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load in its entirety.
Disclaimer
Shelby County Probate and Shelby County Juvenile Court continues its efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of its site and services in the belief that it is our collective moral obligation to allow seamless, accessible and unhindered use also for those of us with disabilities.
In an ongoing effort to continually improve and remediate accessibility issues, we also regularly scan Shelbycoprobate.org with UserWay’s Accessibility Scanner to identify and fix every possible accessibility barrier on our site. Despite our efforts to make all pages and content on Shelbycoprobate.org fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution.
Here For You
If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on Shelbycoprobate.org or require assistance with any part of our site, please contact us during normal business hours as detailed below and we will be happy to assist.
Contact Us
If you wish to report an accessibility issue, have any questions or need assistance, please contact Shelby County Probate and Shelby County Juvenile Court Customer Support as follows:
Email: krosengarten@shelbycoprobate.org
Phone: 9374987255
ADA Guidelines
Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), the Probate Court will not discriminate against qualified individuals with either physical or mental disabilities in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment:
The Probate Court does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.
Effective Communication:
The Probate Court will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Court’s services, programs, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures
Shelby County Probate Court will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Probate Court offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a service, program, or activity of the Probate Court should contact its ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event:
ADA Coordinator for Probate Court
100 E. Court Street, Second Floor
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Phone: 937.498.7264
Fax: 937.498.7260
juvenileprobate@shelbycoprobate.org
The ADA does not require the Probate Court to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
The Probate Court will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
Resources for People Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind for Participation in Court Cases or Functions
For accommodations available for persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind related to participation in court cases or functions individuals must contact the court where the services are needed. If an accommodation is not made by that court, individuals may contact the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Language Services Program to file a complaint:
Language Services Program
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street, 6th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3431
Phone: 614.387.9404
Fax: 614.387.9409
InterpreterServices@sc.ohio.gov
ADA Website
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