Ways To Make Your Apartment Handicap Accessible

WAYS TO MAKE YOUR APARTMENT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE Sunset Plaza Apartments

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

Looking for a new apartment is always a fun adventure, but all adventures come with their own challenges. The most challenging part of finding a new apartment is usually finding exactly what you want. It’s rare that would-be renters find the exact mixture of what they’re looking for in a home. This can become even more difficult if you’re someone with a disability or are living with someone who has one as most apartments are not made with handicap renters in mind. Luckily there are plenty of things you can do for most rooms in your apartment to make them a little bit more accessible to those with disabilities. Some are affordable and easy to do yourself, while others may require dishing out some extra cash and hiring a professional. Read on for a few ways to make your apartment handicap accessible.

OVERALL MODIFICATIONS There are plenty of modifications you can make to your entire apartment in order to make it more accessible. A good place to start is by installing smooth flooring. If you or someone you live with uses a wheelchair, it’s likely your floor will take a lot of damage from the chair but smooth flooring adds an extra layer of protection while also making it easier for the wheelchair to move.

Another change you can make is replacing the doorknobs with handles. The handles will be much easier for someone in a wheelchair to grab and pull down than a doorknob, and this modification is cheap and easy to do yourself. Rearranging furniture to allow for easy movement from room to room can make a big difference as well. Lastly, consider getting a personal alarm system in case the handicapped resident has an accident and needs help.

BATHROOM There are plenty of modifications you can make to your entire apartment in order to make it more accessible. A good place to start is by installing smooth flooring. If you or someone you live with uses a wheelchair, it’s likely your floor will take a lot of damage from the chair but smooth flooring adds an extra layer of protection while also making it easier for the wheelchair to move. Another change you can make is replacing the doorknobs with handles. The handles will be much easier for someone in a wheelchair to grab and pull down than a doorknob, and this modification is cheap and easy to do yourself.

Rearranging furniture to allow for easy movement from room to room can make a big difference as well. Lastly, consider getting a personal alarm system in case the handicapped resident has an accident and needs help.

KITCHEN People with disabilities need to eat too, so they should be able to easily navigate and use all of the tools in the room. Try lowering your countertops if there’s someone in a wheelchair living there.

Countertops are typically around 36 inches high, but by lowering them between 27 and 30 inches, they’ll be much easier to use.

You’ll want to make sure appliances are accessible as well, such as making sure a dishwasher can be opened and fully loaded from a wheelchair or putting knobs on the front of the oven where they’re easy to reach. Last but not least, kitchen storage space for food, plates and the like are usually up high. Make sure there’s storage somewhere low where everything they might need can be stored.

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