What sort of adaptations can be made to the place where I live?

The type of adaptation varies from person to person. It will be based on your needs and the type of home you live in.

This could include:

  • Widening doorways and/or improving lighting to improve access to and within the property.

  • Improving access to kitchen facilities, e.g. fitting appropriate height cupboards and worktops if you use a wheelchair and/or improving lighting and providing high contrast work surfaces for people with visual impairments.

  • Ramps and railings to improve access in and out of your home.

  • Changing the layout of rooms to improve access to facilities such as a toilet.

  • Providing a stair lift or through floor lift to provide access to the upstairs.

  • Fitting a shower over your bath.

  • Replacing your bath with a level access shower.

  • Converting existing rooms to alternative uses, e.g. to create a downstairs bedroom or bathroom.

  • Building additional facilities such as a downstairs toilet or shower where it is not possible to provide this elsewhere.

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