Salt Lake City Homes for the Disabled

If you are disabled and are looking for a new home then you will obviously need different housing requirements than someone who is not disabled. I have first hand experience of these requirements due to the fact that my mum is disable and confined to a wheelchair. Some of the special requirements you may need are:

Door Widths - If you use a wheelchair then entrance doors and doors to common access areas have to be wide enough to get through.

Door Thresholds - Ideally the door threshold should be flat.

Internal Space - If you are in a wheelchair then the interior of the home should allow for you to easily maneuver throughout the house, this is particularly important for bathrooms.

Access to Cupboards and Storage - Cupboards (particularly in the kitchen) should be accessible with handles within easy reach from a wheelchair.

Door Hardware - Exterior and interior doors should have handles that are easily reached from both a wheelchair and by ambulant people. Lever handles maybe preferred to knobs due to the fact that they are easier to turn.

Handrails - These are required for both the frail and the disabled to negotiate stairs, baths, showers, and changes in level or slopes.

Ramps - Required by wheelchair users to negotiate slopes where stairs are normally used.

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