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3 <br /> past 2 years. That said, there may be a need for a face-to-face visual communication device for those <br /> who may not know sign language. Staff is evaluating an industry standard portable face-to-face visual <br /> communication device called the "Ubi Duo 2" available for purchase at an estimated $2,000. <br /> Several accessibility features were also integrated into the redesign of the County website to assist those <br /> with visual impairments (Ex-descriptive captions for pictures, high-contrast colors that do not rely on red <br /> and green, etc.). County staff will continue to evaluate and potentially improve these features in order <br /> that they meet the needs of our disabled residents. <br /> The extent to which the County's paper documents which are produced for the public (pamphlets, <br /> brochures, posters, etc.) are digitized, and the extent to which those and other digital materials are <br /> accessible is an open question that staff continues to study.With hundreds of current public-facing <br /> documents and thousands of historical records, assessing their accessibility is likely to be a major <br /> undertaking, and the standards for measuring their accessibility are less clear. County staff recommends <br /> addressing this issue as a possible second phase. <br />