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fir 40 North Carolina ARTS Grants Online (AGO) - Grassroots Arts <br /> Program - Designated County Partners - Full Application/Report <br /> 2013-14 <br /> Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Application#DCP0004 <br /> N11111h-P7.21C Primary Contact: Ms. Martha Shannon <br /> C0;* Phone: (919)968-2011 <br /> Email: mshannon@orangecountync.gov <br /> Document Generated:Wednesday,February 27th 2013,1:53 pm <br /> Organizational Accessibility <br /> Checklist for Assessing Accessibility <br /> The Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA), passed on July 16, 1990, requires public and <br /> private institutions to be in compliance with legislation designed to reduce the physical and <br /> social barriers facing the more than 79 million Americans with disabilities. It is estimated that <br /> 16.7%of North Carolinians live with a disability. This checklist serves as a tool to assist you <br /> in making your organization and programs Inclusive and available to everyone. It does not <br /> include exact specifications for access requirements,and we do not use this information to <br /> ensure compliance. That Is your responsibility. For information on the ADA and accessibility <br /> resources, please visit the Arts Council's Arts Inclusion Resources web page. <br /> The NC Arts Council expects applicants to consider physical and programmatic accessibility <br /> as an integral part of the planning and budgeting for an organization's programs. Applicants <br /> may include the cost of access accommodations as part of their project's budget,such as <br /> sign language interpreters and audio describers. Applicants may also consider conducting <br /> programs In accessible venues other than their own organization In order to meet <br /> accessibility requirements. <br /> (This checklist was created with the assistance of the National Endowment for the Arts.) <br /> ACCESS TO FACILITY <br /> Please indicate If both the Interior and exterior points of entry of the facility accessible in the <br /> following ways: <br /> Designated accessible parking spaces,with a clear and accessible path of entry to facility <br /> Yes <br /> Ground level or ramped entrance to facility <br /> Yes <br /> Signage with directions to accessible entrance(s) <br /> Yes <br /> Elevators for multi-level facilities <br /> Not Applicable <br /> Integrated and dispersed seating In assembly areas <br /> Yes <br /> Accessible restrooms, including: doorways,door handles,sinks,soap and paper dispensers, <br /> stall size, space free of the door swing, and water fountains <br /> Yes <br /> Accessible emergency exits and audio/visual emergency alarms, including signage <br /> Yes <br /> I#DCP0004 Page 24 <br />