Building A Friendly Home
Every individual in this planet wants to have their what they called "own home"
. If you are about to build a new home of yours, the chances you're focused on how do you want the overall look of the house, what features you need and the safety concerns that may come up if you have little children. One thing that many homeowners not have thought about if they will make the home accessible to anyone, especially those people with disabilities.
If any of your family member has no mobility issues, you've probably never thought about of having a disability friendly home. But, what if you have love ones that have accident, or your aging parents or grandparents are no longer able to walk and go around the house without wheelchair. Is your home have that features to make their life more convenient in moving around?
If you are not disabled, you might have family members or friends that are suffering from disabilities and who have difficulty on climbing stairs. All of the public buildings are required to have that features in order to make them accessible to all kinds of people, especially those with disabilities. But, for private homes there is no such regulation that requires to be accessible to all users as well.
Take their feelings as your own (those with disabilities) just imagine yourself being in a wheelchair and invited by a friend to come to their house. If there are stairs to climb and there is no such features that intended for disabled person, probably you will have to rely on someone who will take you up to the stairs. If no one around to help, you can't get into the house.
Inside the home, from the living room you want to head of to the kitchen to say: "hello" to some of your friends. Riding in a wheelchair will likely not fit you through to just 25 inches kitchen doorway, and will stuck where you are.
This time you will be heading to the bathroom to freshen yourself, this is another challenge for you if there is no bathroom on the main floor of the house, you will have to seek help from others to carry you there. For you to get through the washroom the door must be wide enough. Once inside, the bathroom itself must also wide enough for you to maneuver yourself going to the toilet comfortably.
I can't imagine myself in that kind of situation wherein visiting an inaccessible home that can be very stressful and humiliating for me. The reason why most of the people with mobility issues always miss out gathering with their love ones because it is so hard for them to move comfortable and not satisfy their most basic needs in the home they are going to. Just like going in and out of the house and easy access to the most important part of the house such as, washrooms, living room and kitchen.
Not just disabled people are needed these features, it can be useful to people who have a car accidents and necessarily break their hips and legs. The body of the aging person is a big issue, older body are often stiff and achy, which makes it more difficult to climb up the stirs.
Accidents can be happened all the time, that is why there is always a possibility for you to get disabled. Design a home that can accommodate your own needs as well as your friends and family. It will cost you low building this "mobility friendly home" if you make the specifications before construction, these adjustments can be made for a very low amount of money.
It is a wise real estate investment, as the market for older adults is huge, so by having these simple and affordable modifications already in place, buyers will look to purchase your home before the completion.
by: Ivan P.
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