Sample Statement:

The Michigan Community Service Commission is firmly committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its programs, activities, and materials.  Please call (517) 335-4295 to request accommodation or to obtain materials in an alternate format.

An Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation statement promotes your agency as an organization that includes all citizens in your activities and programs while letting people know that your materials are available in alternate formats.

A few ideas of items that should include an EO/RA statement:

• Brochures
• Event materials
• Applications and application guidelines
• Materials for meetings/events
• Training materials
• All event registration materials
• Email announcements
• Faxes
• Newsletters
• New publications

Alternate formats include:

• Large print
  • To put a document into a large print format, print on white or buff-colored paper, normal type only (no italics, limited use of bold type), 18-point Times New Roman font, unless recipient requests otherwise (ask).
• Braille
• Audio Tape
• Files on disk (or as email attachments)
  • This format is useful for people who use screen-enlargement or screen-reading programs
  • Keep the format simple, avoid tabs whenever possible
  • Avoid tables, they can be problematic for screen-reading programs