Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Recreation and Parks
Discover
Florida Excursions, Inc. /
Accessibility and Inclusion Policy
Discover Florida Excursions,
Inc. / St Johns River Cruises is committed to making all reasonable efforts
to ensure that its facilities, programs and services are accessible to,
and usable by, all people, including those with disabilities. This policy
reflects the commitment to provide access to the widest cross section of
the public and to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Architectural
Barriers Act of 1968, and the Florida Americans with Disabilities Accessibility
Implementation Act, Sections 553.501-553.513, Fla. Stat. (2006). Discover
Florida Excursions, Inc. / St Johns River Cruises will not discriminate
on the basis of disability or impairment and will not exclude persons with
disability or impairment from reasonable access to any facility or from
participation in any program or activity. Discover Florida
Excursions, Inc. / St Johns River Cruise’s goal is to provide equal access
to it’s facilities and programs within
Facilities
The Discover Florida Excursions, Inc. / St Johns River Cruises will design, construct, and operate all buildings and facilities so they are accessible to, and usable by, all people, including those with disabilities to the greatest extent reasonable, in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and standards. This means that all new and altered buildings and facilities will comply with appropriate design standards. It also means that a sufficient number of existing buildings and facilities will be modified to ensure that programs are provided in an accessible location.
Programs and Activities
The Discover Florida Excursions, Inc. / St Johns River Cruises will ensure, to the greatest extent feasible, that all people, including persons with disabilities, receive the same program and activity opportunities. Discover Florida Excursions, Inc. / St Johns River Cruises will take all reasonable steps to ensure effective communication with individuals having hearing and vision impairment or loss by providing appropriate auxiliary aids or alternate formats, in order to afford them the opportunity to participate in and enjoy the benefits of our programs and activities. Discover Florida Excursions, Inc./ St Johns River Cruises., however, is not required to take any actions or provide access that would result in a fundamental alteration to the nature of a program or activity.
Discover Florida Excursions, Inc. / St Johns River Cruises shares responsibility with the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks to provide employees and visitors with the greatest degree of access to facilities, programs and services that is reasonable, within the terms of existing contracts and/or agreements.
Requests for Access
Requests or inquiries for access to facilities, programs or activities offered by Discover Florida Excursions, Inc. / St Johns River Cruises may be made to Discover Florida Excursions, Inc. / St Johns River Cruises or to the or to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Division Accessibility and Inclusion Coordinator at (850) 245-3076 (voice) or 711 (Florida Relay Service). In the event a request for access to a facility, program or activity is not resolved in a timely or acceptable manner, a complaint may be filed in writing to the Division of Recreation and Parks Accessibility and Inclusion Coordinator and sent to:
Terri Messler, Accessibility and Inclusion Coordinator
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Recreation and Parks
A complaint may be submitted by telephone to
Terri Messler, Division of Recreation and Parks Accessibility and Inclusion Coordinator, at (850) 245-3076 (voice) or 711 (Florida Relay Service).