Links on Disability

 

Facilities
Accessible Park Facilities Parks Planning and development Coordinator 480-644-2643
Accessibility in City Buildings Dennis Ray, Facilities Maintenance Division 480-644-3733
Communication
Sign language
interpreter sources		 Postings for public meetings include contact information to request a sign language interpreter. Contact individual departments
City employees may refer to  interpreter listing
Interpreters for
Court Proceedings		 City Court Interpreters Office 480-644-3109
TDD Machines
Available  On-site 		City Court
Main Library
Police Dispatching
Parks & Recreation		 480-644-2936
480-644-2639
480-644-3012
480-644-4491
Arizona Relay Service
for deaf, hard of hearing, or speech disabled.		 All City Departments AZ Relay 7-1-1
Enhanced Audio Hearing.ces for Council Chambers Channel 11
Call 24 hours in advance to request		 480-644-3849
Closed Captioning Broadcasts Formal Council Meetings 480-644-3770
Braille services Phoenix Central library 602-261-8690
Voting Materials -
Braille or large print		 City Clerk's Office
(available by request) 		480-644-4868
Polling Place Accessibility City Clerk's Office Curbside voting available at the polling place on request
ADA related questions, resources and materials Arizona Office for Americans with Disabilities

Mesa ADA Grievance Procedures		 602-542-6276
Housing

Landlord/Tenant housing questions Community Legal Services 480-385-5056
Housing Discrimination complaints Fair Housing 480-644-3536
Section 8 Housing Rental Assistance Vouchers Housing Services Division (by application only, preference to persons with disabilities)  480-644-3545
Housing loans or
emergency grants for handicap modifications		 Housing Division Rehab Assistant     
480-644-3208 
Solid waste pickup for those needing special assistance Trash/Recycling Line 480-644-2222

Transportation
Audible Pedestrian Signals for Visually Impaired

Blind or Deaf
Child Street Signs

Curb ramp requests 		Transportation Division 480-644-2160
Disabled parking enforcement Contact non-emergency police dispatch 480-644-2211
Public Transit East Valley Dial-a-Ride

City of Mesa Transit
 480-633-0101


480-644-4131
Handicapped Parking at Business/
Commercial Property complaints		 Arizona Attorney General's Office 602-542-5763
Community Concerns
Mesa Human Relations
Advisory Board		 Diversity Office 480-644-5033
Neighborhood Issues Neighborhood Outreach Office 480-644-5700
Public Safety Crime Prevention Programs

Community Relations		 480-644-2300

480-644-2283
Community Services
Library Programs
(large print books, Descriptive Service DVDs, computers, print magnifier, talking books, Braille books, captioned videos, homebound assistance, scooters, adaptive computer).		 Call or visit your Library. 
Not all services are available at all libraries

Main Library
480-644-3100

Dobson Ranch Library 480-644-3444

Red Mountain Library 480-644-3183

Mesa Express Library 480-644-3300
Adaptive Leisure Programs
(aquatics, sports, social activities, leisure education for people with disabilities)		 Parks and Recreation Division Mark Grant
Recreation Coordinator
480-644-3651
IRS Tax Benefits and Credits Internal Revenue Services 1-800-829-1040
TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059
Endowment for Lupus Awareness   24-hour Hotline
602-512-9279
Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council    
Arizona Center for Disability Law   602-274-6287 (voice or TTY)
Disability Empowerment Center   602-256-2245
  

 

 

Contact
Ruth Giese
Office of Diversity
20 E. Main Street, Suite 250
Mesa, AZ 85211
tel. 480.644.5033

AzRelay 7-1-1 

Hours
7am-6pm
Monday-Thursday

ADA Coordinator

Accessibility

Resources for the Disabled

Resources and Links