Title
Joint resolution adopting Lake County’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan.
Staff Summary
• Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the removal of existing barriers in public places that impact the ability for individuals with disabilities to participate in government programs, services and activities.
• In October 2024, the Lake County Board approved a contract to develop an Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan to document Lake County’s past and ongoing efforts to comply with the ADA and to establish a clear, prioritized roadmap for eliminating barriers to accessibility within the County’s jurisdiction.
• Lake County intends to implement accessibility improvements through website accommodations and planned capital improvement projects, including facility renovation projects, roadway projects, intersection/signal projects, and other infrastructure investments where accessibility upgrades can be incorporated into the project scope.
• To support tracking, accountability, and follow-through on corrective actions identified in the ADA Transition Plan, Lake County will create an ADA Implementation Record documenting its ongoing efforts to achieve compliance with the ADA.
• This resolution adopts Lake County’s Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the removal of existing barriers in public places that impact the ability for individuals with disabilities to participate in government programs, services and activities; and
WHEREAS, in October 2024, the Lake County Board approved a contract to develop an Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan to document Lake County’s past and ongoing efforts to comply with the ADA and to establish a clear, prioritized roadmap for eliminating barriers to accessibility within the County’s jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, physical barriers to access buildings, roadways and public right-of-ways were evaluated to identify existing barriers, track improvements and inform future accessibility planning; and
WHEREAS, Lake County intends to implement many accessibility improvements through planned capital improvement projects, including facility renovation projects, roadway projects, intersection/signal projects, and other infrastructure investments where accessibility upgrades can be incorporated into the project scope; and
WHEREAS, to support tracking, accountability, and follow-through on corrective actions identified in the ADA Transition Plan, Lake County will create an ADA Implementation Record documenting its ongoing efforts to achieve compliance with the ADA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that Lake County’s Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan is adopted.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 8, 2026.