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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This website offers extensive information on ADA regulations from commonly asked questions to ADA Standards for Accessible Design. www.ada.gov
Adaptive Access
Adaptive Access no only offers contracting services to remodel or modify a home to be wheelchair accessible, but also sells accessibility and safety products, and offers suggestions for modifications. www.adaptiveaccess.com
Concrete Change
This site discusses ways to make a home accessible, as well as how to incorporate a zero-step entrance, cost estimates for incorporating accessible features into new homes, laws that govern construction, etc.
www.concretechange.org
Creating Accessible Homes
This site offers a PDF of a useful checklist provided by Kansas State University's extension program. www.oznet.ksu.edu
Design Linc - Accessibility Design & Resources
Design Linc offers tips for designing the exterior and interior home to meet accessibility needs from floors to ramps to doors. www.designlinc.com
The Do-Able Renewable Home
Produced by the American Association of Retired Persons, this website offers good information on how to improve the accessibility of the home. www.homemods.org
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae provides targeted loan packages that may be used by people with disabilities. Contact Fannie Mae for more information. www.fanniemae.com
Guide to Accessible Housing
This ABLEDATA Consumer Guide discusses the nuances of accessible housing, as well as the products and resources available to aid in improving accessibility in one’s home. www.abledata.com
Healthy Me
This website has an interesting article on easy and inexpensive changes that can be made to make a home wheelchair accessible. Although it’s geared towards older adults, the information can be modified for children with disabilities. www.ahealthyme.com
Home Access Program
Started by Handi-Ramp, the Home Access Program is available to aid individuals and families in finding either an accessible home, or a consultant to modify an existing home. www.homeaccessprogram.org
HUD’s Title I and Section 203K program
These programs, available to all homeowners, provide funding to through local lenders to rehabilitate existing homes or purchase and modify new ones. www.hud.gov
IDEA Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access
IDEA is a university-based program in place to aid the improvement of environments and products by making them easier and safer for universal use. While the site primarily focuses on programs available through the Center, the “bright ideas” section does link to various companies that design accessible products. www.ap.buffalo.edu
National Association of Elevator Contractors
Members of the NAEC are able to install and maintain elevators and lifts for your home. Additional information on the elevator/lift industry is available on the site. www.naec.org
National Association of Home Builders Research Center
Although primarily geared towards professionals working within the industry, The National Association of Home Builders Research Center does have a resources section, as well as a bookstore that have relevant information towards making homes wheelchair accessible. www.nahbrc.org
National Kitchen and Bath Association
The NKBA site provides tips for consumers on universal design. However, it’s the bookstore featuring publications on designing and installing wheelchair accessible bathrooms and kitchens that is the most helpful. www.nkba.org
National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modifications
This website offers quite a bit of information on home adaptations and design. In particular, the online library has some handy information, as well as links to online publications and home modification resources. www.homemods.org
Silver Cross
Silver Cross offers product comparison information on the myriad of assistive products available, including stair lifts and electric wheelchairs and scooters. They also aid in determining if a product is available locally, as well as in finding potentially available funding resources. www.silvercross.com
Stairlifts USA
Stairlifts USA offers information on the different types of stair lifts, as well as deciding which stair lift is the best one for your home. Financing options are also discussed. www.stairliftsusa.com
USDA’s Rural Community Development (formerly the Farmers Home Administration)
This program offers various grants and loans for low-income people living in rural communities, particularly homeowners with disabilities needing modifications to their homes. www.rurdev.usda.gov
Universal Design: Home Modification
This guide put together by the AARP offers room-by-room suggestions to increase the accessibility of your home. www.aarp.org
Universal Design and Home Accessibility
This site has information on universal design, home assessment and modifications, as well as public policy. www.extension.iastate.edu
Wheelchair
The Wheelchair website offers comprehensive articles on adaptive equipment for vehicles and homes, including ramps and lifts. There are also additional articles on wheelchairs and related equipment, as well as wheelchair sports and assistive technology. www.newdisability.com
Wheelchair Accessible Home Clearinghouse
This site offers classified advertisements for wheelchair accessible homes. It also posts ads featuring other accessible equipment including wheelchairs, scooters and accessible vans. There are additional links on the site to aid in making a home wheelchair accessible. www.waccess.org
