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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 15, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-b <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment Update <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Housing, Human Rights, & <br /> Community Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Facilities Accessibility Subcommittee Brennan Bouma, 919-245-2626 <br /> Member List James Davis, 919-245-2488 <br /> UNDER SEPARATE COVER— ONLY <br /> AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALL Y A T. <br /> 2) Powerpoint Presentation - <br /> ttp.//www.c�ranecc�untync. c�v/de�aart <br /> ments/asset manaciement services (a <br /> ryas)/re�ar�rts.�ah�a <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an update and provide feedback to staff on the County's ongoing <br /> comprehensive Facility Accessibility Self-Assessment. <br /> BACKGROUND: On June 2, 2015 the Board of County Commissioners adopted a <br /> "Proclamation Supporting the Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)", and <br /> expressed an interest in engaging the disabled community to help County staff identify any <br /> facilities access issues. Asset Management Services (AMS) and the Department of Housing, <br /> Human Rights and Community Development (HHRCD) came together to organize this <br /> subcommittee of the Space Study Work Group to conduct a self-assessment of the physical <br /> accessibility of all County facilities. <br /> This advisory subcommittee includes representatives from the Orange County Human Relations <br /> Commission (HRC), the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) and the <br /> Disability Awareness Council (DAC) along with County staff and the County building inspectors. <br /> Some of the members of the committee are disabled themselves and have brought essential <br /> first-hand experience to guide the accessibility assessments. <br /> The most recent comprehensive accessibility assessment was conducted by County building <br /> inspectors in 2007, and other focused accessibility assessments have been conducted more <br /> recently for some County facilities. Now is an appropriate time to integrate these focused <br /> assessments and update our comprehensive assessment of County facilities. <br />