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7 <br /> throughout the County". These projects address some of the highest priority action items <br /> identified by the Assessment and they are currently underway or complete. <br /> On November 1St, 2016, the Board of Orange County Commissioners responded to a <br /> recommendation from the Orange County Human Relations Commission and adopted the use <br /> of the Alternative Symbol of Accessibility (ASA) for County's ADA parking spaces. The ASA is a <br /> symbol promoted by the Accessible Icon Project across the nation in an effort to rebrand the <br /> standard static images associated with disabilities with a more dynamic image of someone in <br /> motion. Although the ASA has not been validated by the US Access Board for <br /> use on regulatory signage under the ADA, painting this image on ADA parking <br /> spaces is not regulated and is therefore allowed in Orange County. <br /> An information item updating the BOCC was delivered as an Information Item <br /> February 21, 2017. The delivery of this final self-assessment report was <br /> postponed until May 2017 to allow time to address findings from the County <br /> LI* <br /> sidewalk accessibility assessment which was finalized at the end of 2016 (see <br /> Section IV). <br /> r � <br /> II.Accessibility Assessment Partners and Method <br /> At the request of the Board of Orange County Commissioners (BOCC), 46 facilities and 5.1 <br /> miles of sidewalks have been assessed on a set of more than 50 accessibility criteria. This <br /> Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment was designed and conducted in partnership with the <br /> Orange County Human Relations Commission, the Disability Awareness Council, several <br /> disabled volunteers, and many County staff. Assessments took place over more than a year's <br /> time from June 2, 2015 to December 1, 2016. In the course of carrying out the assessments, the <br /> departmental safety teams organized by the County's Risk Management Office have also been <br /> trained to identify and address barriers to accessibility on an ongoing basis. <br /> Three basic tools were sufficient to perform this assessment: <br /> 1. 24-inch bubble level with slope indicator block <br /> 2. Tape measure <br /> 3. Door pressure gauge <br /> HamP <br /> 1:12 <br /> D_ <br /> 1:20 park 1:48 <br /> • <br /> =. ��� GOiYRQa9 <br /> III.Accessibility Assessment Findings <br /> After assessing all County facilities, the majority of the findings consisted of returning to review <br /> the area and/or to make a minor adjustment. Some examples action items in this category are <br /> notes from an assessor asking for clarification of the ADA standard, the adjustment of a self- <br /> closing bathroom stall door, or other door-closer pressure adjustments. Also included in this <br /> category are items related to the accessibility of drinking water fountains and emergency exits <br /> for which the standards or benefits are less clear. These reviews and adjustments are being <br /> addressed through work orders or regularly scheduled preventive maintenance checks. <br /> 6 <br />