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8 <br /> Obstacles that were identified in the assessment that require a repair, installation, or a more <br /> complex project are considered action items. A breakdown of the action items follows: <br /> #Items <br /> Action Item Category Identified <br /> Counter(height) 9 <br /> Door(width, hardware, closing pressure, etc.) 17 <br /> Fountain(height, clear space) 2 <br /> Parking(#spaces,width, slope, eta 15 <br /> Accessible Route(width, surface condition,thresholds, etc) 36 <br /> Restroom(grab bars,fixture heights, stall widths, etc) 19 <br /> Sign (parking, restrooms,wayfinding, entrances,etc) 66 <br /> Other(Non-ADA Potential Safety or Accessibility Items) 46 <br /> Total 210 <br /> Action Items by # Items Covered by Requested in Already Still in <br /> Implementation Identified CIP in Future CIP Fixed Progress <br /> Method FY2016-17 _ _ _ <br /> Project 61 7 9 8 37 <br /> Purchase & 119 3 2 3 111 <br /> Install <br /> Repair or 30 1 3 2 24 <br /> Replace <br /> Grand Total 210 11 14 13 172 <br /> One of the six sections of the Orange County Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment Checklist <br /> relates entirely to high-contrast and tactile signage, braille and other types of wayfinding <br /> assistance for the visually impaired. Beyond the ADA standards, assessment teams identified <br /> opportunities to increase visual contrast on stairways and at abrupt changes in the slope of <br /> sidewalks and interior walkways. Several types of signage improvements have been identified in <br /> the Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment, including a lack of braille on some County signs <br /> and elevators. <br /> IV.Assessment Expansion - Sidewalk Accessibility& Connectivity <br /> The County is responsible for constructing and maintaining the sidewalks on its own property. <br /> The original Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment measured the width, slope, and surface <br /> integrity of all sidewalks along the "accessible route" i.e. those walkways connecting an <br /> accessible parking space and the main accessible entrance(s) of all County facilities. In <br /> response to Commissioner Jacobs' petition on February 2nd, 2016 to include sidewalk <br /> accessibility and connectivity in the Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment, assessment <br /> organizers expanded their assessment beyond ADA requirements to include the remaining <br /> sidewalks not on an accessible route. These sidewalks are referred to in this report as <br /> "secondary pathways." <br /> 7 <br />