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I oe~ 11. ~';,t•_ 605 LEE COUNTY BOA NON-DISCRI 1.0 PURPOSE: OF COMMISSIONERS POLICY OF ATION FOR HANDICAPPED SECTION I The purpose of this policy is to establish methods and procedures which will allow unrestricted access to county programs and facilities for those people whose handicap has prevented such access in the past. 2.0 GENERAL POLICY: It shall be the policy of the Lee County Board of Commis- sioners to provide a "barrier free" environment in county facilities and programs owned and/or operated by the County of Lee. 3.0 DEFINITIONS: A "Hearing Impaired Citizen" is defined hearing impairment is so severe that the to process linguistic information through amplification. A "Deaf Citizen" is defined as a person process linguistic information through without amplification. as a person whose individual is able hearing only with who is unable to hearing, with or A "Vision Impaired Citizen" is defined as a person whose vision impairment is so severe that the individual is able to move from place to place only with some form of external assistance. A "Non-Ambulatory Citizen" is defined as a person who requires the assistance of a mechanical device in order to move from place to place. A "Qualified Interpreter" shall mean an interpreter approved by the North Carolina Council for the Hearing Impaired or certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or assessed by the North Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. An "Aid" shall include but not be limited to qualified interpreters, written communications, telephones which are compatible with hearing aids, assistive listening devises, special devices to assist the blind, readers, and chair lifts. A "Structural Barrier" is defined as any architectural design that would impede access to a facility or program to a person with a physical handicap.