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Accessible Home Design 

Occupational Therapy brings a functional, real-life perspective to home design.

Instead of focusing only on measurements or building standards, consultations assess how you perform daily activities within your home, including: 

Transfers

Reaching and accessing items

Navigating spaces

Meal preparation

Safe bathroom use

Daily activities and routines

Wheelchair user in accessible home
Accessible Home Design Consultation

Accessible or “universal” design standards can be helpful, but they often assume the same layout works for everyone. In reality, accessibility needs vary depending on how a person moves and functions in their daily life.

For example, a kitchen designed for someone using a manual wheelchair will look very different from one designed for someone using a power wheelchair, where seat height, reach, and turning radius differ.

 

Bathroom layouts, shower designs, and transfer spaces must also be tailored to how an individual moves, transfers, and accesses their home.

 

Visit Details

  • 60 minute in-home consultation

  • Available during renovation planning, new builds, or while reviewing architectural drawings 

  • Collaboration with homeowners, families, and contractors to ensure the design supports current function and future needs. 

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