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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Miami-Dade County Courthouse
175 N.W. 1st Avenue, Suite 2702 | Miami, Florida, 33128
Telephone: (305) 349-7175 | Business Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

It is the policy of the Miami-Dade County Clerk's Office to fully comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 by providing persons with disabilities equal access to government, courts, hearings, services, transportation, communications, and employment provided by Miami-Dade County.  In keeping with that policy, the Clerk is committed to the implementation of compliance with the ADA as related to services and jobs provided by the Clerk's Office. Miami-Dade County provides accommodations for effective communication for people with disabilities.  Examples would include sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices for people who are hearing impaired, and also materials in accessible format for people who are blind or visually impaired.  Miami-Dade County also provides reasonable accommodations to assist people with disabilities who are applying for County jobs, and also accommodations for those in need to perform  their duties as County employees. All requests for accommodations should be made at least seven (7) days in advance. While it is  County policy to reasonably attempt to make accommodations whenever they are requested, time is needed to arrange for sign language interpreters, or to convert materials into Braille etc...

• Jobs/Employment
• Hearings/Information/Services

Jobs/Employment: Employees or applicants requesting a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, must notify their immediate Supervisor, Operations Officer in Charge or job interviewer and contact the Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at (305) 579-2906 (Voice/TDD) in order to process the request. Hearings/Information/Services: Persons needing a special accommodation to participate in a hearing or to access any information or service provided by the Clerk's Office must contact the Court or the Clerk's ADA Coordinator, no later than seven (7) days prior to the hearing or service date. Special accommodation requests for all court hearings in any Civil, Criminal, Family, Traffic, Juvenile and District Court facility or Parking Violations hearing within the Eleventh Judicial Circuit should be referred to: The ADA Coordinator, at 175 N.W. 1st Avenue, Suite 2702, Miami, Florida, 33128. Telephone (305) 349-7175 (Voice); (305) 349-7174 (TDD); and (305) 349-7355 (Fax);  TDD users may also call (800) 955-8771 for the Florida Relay Service.