Grievance Procedure under The Americans with Disabilities Act
This Grievance Procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). It may be used by anyone who wishes to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits provided at Denver International Airport or by the City and County of Denver Department of Aviation (“Department of Aviation”). The City and County of Denver’s Office of Human Resources Personnel Policy governs employment-related complaints of disability discrimination.
The complaint should be in writing and contain information about the alleged discrimination, such as name, address, and phone number of complainant and location, date, and description of the problem. To file your grievance, please use the online complaint form below. Alternative means of filing complaints will be made available for persons with disabilities upon request.
The complaint should be submitted by the complainant and/or their designee as soon as possible but no later than 60 calendar days after the alleged violation to:
Carol Reagan
ADA Coordinator
Denver International Airport
8500 Pena Boulevard
Denver, CO 80249-6340
(303) 342-2814
Complaint Procedure
Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the complaint, the ADA Coordinator or designee will contact the complainant to discuss the complaint and the possible resolution. Within 15 calendar days, the ADA Coordinator or designee will respond in writing and, where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant. The response will explain the position of the Department of Aviation and offer options for substantive resolution of the complaint. If further investigation is necessary, the ADA Coordinator or designee will issue a “Notice of Continued Investigation” no later than 15 calendar days after receiving the completed form.
If the response by the ADA Coordinator or designee does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant and/or their designee may appeal the decision within 15 calendar days after receipt of the response to the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Aviation (“CEO”) or designee.
Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the appeal, the CEO or designee will respond in writing, and, where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant, with a final resolution of the complaint.
All written complaints received by the ADA Coordinator or designee, appeals to the CEO or designee, and responses from these two offices will be retained by the Department of Aviation for five years.
Airport Tenant and Service Provider Complaint Procedure
If the ADA Coordinator finds that an alleged violation involves a tenant or service provider, the ADA Coordinator will notify the appropriate representative. The ADA Coordinator will also notify the complainant that the matter is being investigated by the airport tenant, or service provider.
The ADA Coordinator will forward all wheelchair-related complaints directly to the airline and wheelchair service provider and will request that the airline, or service provider investigate the allegation set forth in the complaint, and to coordinate the investigation results and resolution with the ADA Coordinator. The ADA Coordinator will coordinate the transmittal of the response to the complainant with the tenant or service provider.