Other Programs

Other Accessibility Programs

Initiatives in inclusive home design have arisen to fill this gap.  Different, communities across the United States have approached accessibility issues and needs in a variety of ways. And, as a result, a variety of terms are used when discussing accessibility, sometimes erroneously intermingled with similar and sometimes overlapping concepts of Universal design, Visitability, and Aging-in-place.

Basic elements which are present in nearly all of these concepts include:

¨     Accessible routes inside and outside the home for a person in a wheelchair

¨     Zero-grade thresholds

¨     Unobstructed access from public street

¨     Interior and exterior doors with more than 32″ clear space

¨     Environmental controls from 15″ to 48″ from the floor

¨     Habitable rooms larger than 70 square feet

¨      Bathrooms with roll-under sinks, reinforced walls for grab bars, modified tubs, roll-in showers, and accessible commodes