Exhibit · State ADA Coordinator’s Office · August 6, 2026
What it is
On August 6, 2026, at 4:10 PM Eastern, Stacey Peace, State ADA Coordinator, wrote to Meghan Fail at Georgia POST: “We are reaching out regarding an inquiry our office has received re: POST and Title II of the ADA.” She asked for POST’s Title II contact and its ADA grievance procedure.
Four minutes later Meghan Fail forwarded it to Executive Director Chris Harvey: “See below. I am not sure how to respond to this.” That forward is in Georgia POST’s own records, not the State’s. The answer came on August 7, 2026 from Paul Jay Pontrelli, Assistant Attorney General.
The email carries the State’s July 2026 exchange with Georgia POST below it. That exchange began with Meghan Fail’s own July 15, 2026 email: “I have never received training or gained any real knowledge of ADA.”
The record
- Sent: August 6, 2026, 4:10 PM Eastern
- From: Stacey Peace, State ADA Coordinator
- To: Meghan Fail, Georgia POST Council
- Copied: the State ADA Coordinator’s Office group mailbox
- Produced: September 22, 2026, by the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, in answer to my September 14, 2026 open records request
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The email
Good Afternoon Ms. Fail,
We hope this email finds you well. We are reaching out regarding an inquiry our office has received re: POST and Title II of the ADA. We are hoping you can assist us.
The individual is seeking the following information:
1. The contact information (name, email address and phone number) for the individual at POST who is responsible for ADA Title II matters (based on your initial email to our office, we believe the individual with this role is you; however, we are reaching out to you to be sure), and
2. The ADA Grievance procedure that is in place at POST for ADA Title II matters. If there is a webpage that contains this information, it would be helpful if you could share the hyperlink with us.
We look forward to your response.
Thank you,
State ADA Coordinator's Office
270 Washington Street, SW
Third Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Office: 404-657-7313
Georgia Relay Service (Voice/TTY): Dial 7-1-1 (in Georgia)
Email: Group.GeorgiaADA@gsfic.ga.gov
From: Georgia ADA Group
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2026 12:13 PM
To: Meghan Fail <mfail@gapost.org>
Cc: Georgia ADA Group <Group.GeorgiaADA@gsfic.ga.gov>
Subject: RE: ADA Questions
Good Afternoon Ms. Fail,
Thank you for contacting the State ADA Coordinator's Office. From the information provided in your email it appears that you accepted a role as your entity's Title I (Employment) ADA Coordinator and that this role now includes Title II (State and Local Governments) ADA Coordinator duties. Generally, a Title I ADA Coordinator has ADA-related responsibilities pertaining to all the recruitment, hiring, retention, firing, and promotion activities within their entity. Generally, a Title II ADA Coordinator has ADA-related responsibilities with pertaining to all the programs, services and activities provided by their entity. This can include handling requests, from the general public, clients and customers, for auxiliary aids and services (which can include effective communication requests re: ASL sign language interpreters, CART, documents in Braille, etc.), accessible website content, accessible mobile application content, changes to program rules/policies/requirements as a reasonable accommodation/modification, and other disability-related requests.
There are several things that you can do to prepare for your new role. We have outlined below initial steps that you can take:
1. Begin self-study regarding the role of Title I and Title II ADA Coordinators. Our office hosts a virtual ADA conference each year, and we place the archived recordings of all our conference sessions on our website, here: https://ada.georgia.gov/programs-services-initiatives/training/2026-virtual-conference-presentations. You may want to start with our 2023 Virtual ADA Conference session entitled "Session 3A - Role and Responsibilities of an ADA Coordinator" by Presenters: Shelley Ducatt & Brian Nelson. I have also included as an attachment, a PPT for a presentation I co-presented last year entitled " Basics of the ADA for ADA Coordinators".
2. Subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletter, The ADA Informer. You can subscribe and read past issues here: https://ada.georgia.gov/publications/ada-informer-quarterly-e-newsletter.
3. Start reviewing the ADA requirements for State Government entities, especially the requirements for an ADA Public Notice and ADA Grievance Procedure: https://archive.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap2toolkit.htm
4. Review guidance from the following ADA Enforcement entities:
* EEOC : https://www.eeoc.gov/publications/ada-your-responsibilities-employer
* U.S. DOJ: https://www.ada.gov/ and https://www.ada.gov/resources/web-rule-first-steps/
5. Assemble an ADA Compliance Team within your agency. Because 1) your ADA-related tasks may be too large for one person, 2) your ADA-related tasks may involves shared responsibilities, 3) You can coordinate efforts, not do everything yourself and 4) A variety of skill sets may often be needed. It may be helpful if your team is comprised of the following.
* Department Liaisons or Representatives:
* Executive Leadership
* Legal
* Human Resources
* Facilities
* Accounting
* Procurement
* PR/Community Outreach
* Customer Service
* IT/Web Master
* Disability Community Representatives (Advisory/ADA Champions)
6. Join as a member or join the mailing list for the following organizations for support, training opportunities, and technical guidance:
* National Association of ADA Coordinators (NAADAC): https://adacoordinators.org/
* Southeast ADA Center: https://adasoutheast.org/
* The ADA Coordinator Certification Program (ADACC): https://adacoordinator.org/
* Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI) at Georgia Tech, they have expertise in website and mobile application accessibility: https://cidi.gatech.edu/
* Job Accommodation Network (JAN): https://askjan.org/
Once you have had an opportunity to review this information, please do not hesitate to contact our office if you have additional questions or need additional guidance.
We hope this information is helpful to you.
Thank you,
Stacey Valrie Peace, Esq., MSW
State ADA Coordinator's Office
270 Washington Street, SW
Third Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Office: 404-657-7313
Georgia Relay Service (Voice/TTY): Dial 7-1-1 (in Georgia)
Email: Group.GeorgiaADA@gsfic.ga.gov
From: Georgia ADA Group <Group.GeorgiaADA@gsfic.ga.gov>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2026 4:13 PM
To: Meghan Fail <mfail@gapost.org>
Cc: Georgia ADA Group <Group.GeorgiaADA@gsfic.ga.gov>
Subject: RE: ADA Questions
Good afternoon, Ms. Fail,
Thank you for contacting the State ADA Coordinator's Office. We have reviewed your email and forwarded it to Stacey Peace for assistance. Ms. Peace is out of the office this week and will respond to your request for assistance when she returns next week.
Kind regards,
State ADA Coordinator's Office
270 Washington Street, SW
Third Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Office: (404) 657-7313
Georgia Relay Service: Dial 7-1-1
Email: Group.Georgia@gsfic.ga.gov
From: Meghan Fail <mfail@gapost.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 11:48 AM
To: Tucker, Barbara <barbara.tucker@gsfic.ga.gov>
Subject: ADA Questions
Good Morning,
I am the ADA coordinator for POST. Honestly, I was asked to take on this role primarily to protect our employees, given that we are a small agency. Also, I was under the impression that because we are so small, I would not have to deal with public issues. I have never received training or gained any real knowledge of ADA. We have received some public complaints stating our website is not ADA compliant or that the agency is not compliant. I need help on how to interact with the public when they question our procedures. I figured emailing you was the best approach since I am currently unfamiliar with the requirements and not yet comfortable having in-depth conversations with the public. At your convenience, please email or call me. My information is below.
Thank you,
--
Meghan Fail, Executive Assistant
Georgia POST Council
Cell: [withheld]
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