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Summary <br />The supply of affordable, accessible units in Orange County is insufficient to meet the need. In the <br />County, some 81,297 residents have hearing difficulty, 51,196 residents have vision difficulty, and <br />133,232 residents have ambulatory difficulty, potentially requiring the use of accessible units. <br />Meanwhile, by the most generous, over -inclusive measures, there may be roughly 75,660 units <br />that have been produced subject to the Fair Housing Act's design and construction standards and <br />approximately 4,000 units within developments that must include accessible units subject to <br />Section 504. There is, without question, some overlap between these two categories, some of these <br />units are likely non -compliant, and some accessible units are occupied by individuals who do not <br />have disabilities. <br />Describe the areas where affordable, accessible housing units are located in the jurisdiction and <br />region. Do they align with R/ECAPs or other areas that are segregated? <br />Relying on the discussion of Publicly Supported Housing to guide the assessment of which types <br />of housing are most likely to be affordable and accessible, such housing is highly concentrated in <br />the central and northern portions of the county. In particular, units are concentrated in Anaheim, <br />Garden Grove, Irvine, and Santa Ana. Additionally, accessible housing is most likely to be located <br />in places with newer construction and many units, thus conforming to the Fair Housing Act's <br />accessibility standards. Areas with newer construction include the central and southern portions of <br />the county. This market activity suggests the potential of inclusionary housing to increase the <br />supply of affordable, accessible housing for persons with disabilities in areas where there relatively <br />little such housing currently exists. <br />2;4 <br />75A-533 <br />