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local cable television government access channels in closed caption format and on local radio stations. If a disabled individual requests an auxiliary aid or service, the ADA Coordinator will evaluate the request and make the neccessary arrangements at no cost to the requesting individual. AREA #4: AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES The county will provide auxiliary aids and services to disabled individuals when requested for public meetings and programs so those individuals can participate in and enjoy the benefits of all county services. County staffers will function as readers for visually impaired individuals either personally or on taped recordings and provide general assistance to manually and cognitively impaired individuals. The Board of County Commissioners, during their September 22, 1992 meeting, approved a one year contract with the Deaf Service Center of the Treasure Coast, Inc. to provide the county with qualified sign language interpreters for public meetings and programs upon request for hearing impaired individuals. The method of securing these services will be handled through the county's ADA Coordinator with at least 48 hours of advanced notice. When equipment is used as part of a county program, service, or activity, the equipment such as automobiles, heavy machinery, library devices, word processors, telephones, and other office equipment will be usable by hearing, visually, and manually impaired individuals upon request and after a thorough assessment has been made by the ADA Coordinator to ensure that the equipment modifications and/or purchases are suitable to the requesting disabled individual'. All county equipment will be maintained in operable working order regardless of the frequency of use. AREA #5: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES County staff members are responsible for evacuating themselves from the County Administration Building. The Department of Emergency Services staff and the Buildings and Grounds staff are responsible for evacuating disabled and nondisabled individuals from the County Administration Building during emergency situations. County staff will be designated to be responsible for assisting disabled and nondisabled individuals from each of the other county buildings in the event of an emergency. In the event that disabled individuals have special needs and cannot be evacuated immediately, the 911 Center will be contacted and an emergency worker will be summoned to assist in moving the individual to a safe area. Every county facility that is required by code to have an audible and visual emergency warning system has complied. County facilities that have both types of warning signals include the Health Department Building, the Main and North County Libraries, Jail, and the Sheriff's Administration Building. The required warning system for the new courthouse, which is under construction, has been included in the building plans. The old courthouse and the County Adminstration Building have audible warning systems which is within code.