75A - PUBLIC HEARING 5 YR CONSOLITATED PLAN

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v.Jobs This Analysis did not reveal information suggesting patterns in how major employers do or do not provide required accommodations in Orange County. Describe any difficulties in achieving homeownership experienced by people with disabilities and by people with different types of disabilities in the jurisdiction and region. Persons with disabilities in Orange County are less able to access homeownership than individuals who do not have disabilities, primarily because of the high cost of homeownership and relative differences in income between persons with disabilities and individuals who do not have disabilities. This pattern is slightly undercut by the prevalence of elderly homeowners with disabilities that began in old age. Many of these individuals earned relatively high incomes prior to the onset of their disabilities. Disproportionate Housing Needs Describe any disproportionate housing needs experienced by people with disabilities and by people with certain types of disabilities in the jurisdiction and region. Table 50: Residents experiencing 1 or more housing problems by Disability Type, Orange County Disability Type Has 1 or Total Percent more housing problems Hearing or 43,325 93,875 46.15% Vision Ambulatory 52,675 106,370 49.52% Cognitive 39,405 72,515 54.34% Self -Care or 46,695 90370 51.67% Independent Living CHAS data does not disaggregate data relating to persons with disabilities experiencing overcrowding, incomplete plumbing and kitchen facilities, and cost burden. However, it does disaggregate persons experiencing one or more of those housing problems by type of disability (although it groups together hearing and vision, and self -care and independent living disabilities). The data above indicate that people with disabilities experience very high rates of housing problems, clustering around 50%, and there are no serious differences across the different 265 75A-544