Accessible Housing
Accessible
Housing
from
a
family’s
point
of
view
with
Naiditch
and
Lewis):
I
have
to
apologize
because
a
lot
of
this
workshop
I
was
unable
to
get
typed
up.
On
the
tape
there
was
a
lot
of
background
noise,
and
Garret,
bless
his
heart,
talks
so
quiet.
But
I
have
typed
what
I
could.
The
bathroom
we
added
an
accessible
bathtub
that
when
we
first
put
in
we
put
in
a
shower
and
after
that
he
seemed
to
work
his
way
in
and
out
while
sitting
in
a
bath
chair.
Are
you
now
more
independent
using
the
tub?
Yes,
definitely.
Then
we
have
the
sink
which
we
can
lower
to
his
height.
In
fact,
we
just
lowered
it
again.
He
can
fit
his
wheelchair
all
the
way
underneath
it.
It
is
not
that
deep
of
a
sink
but
he
can
reach
what
he
needs
to
do
with
it.
There
is
a
bath
chair
now
that
is
on
a
sliding
track
that
slides
the
chair
into
the
bathtub,
you
don’t
even
have
move
out
of
the
chair
to
get
in.
Not
a
wheelchair,
but
a
foundation
combination
bath
chair
that
slides
down
inside
the
bathtub.
All
the
equipment
in
that
book,
is
available
to
family
members
at
a
reduced
price.
(Catalog:
2002
Directory
of
accessible
building
products.)
If
you
see
something
in
the
catalog
you
want
just
write
it
down
and
call
me
or
fax
me.
There
is
a
lot
of
good
stuff
in
that
book,
his
website
and
stuff.
I
found
that
mostly
the
best
places
to
go
are
looking
from
other
family
members.
Is
the
toilet
at
a
higher
height?
Yes,
it
is
at
a
higher
height,
not
so
much
for
Garret
but
for
us
so
when
lifting
we
don’t
have
to
bend
over
as
far.
The
other
problem
with
having
up
that
high
is
your
feet
can’t
touch
the
floor,
so
you
need
to
put
steps
for
them.
What
about
the
armrest
and
stuff?
No,
I
don’t
have
any,
but
yeah
you
can
get
bars
and
stuff.
How
about
a
back
support?
Do
you
have
something
to
add
for
back
support?
I
don’t
but
I
am
sure
they
make
them.
There
are
plenty
more
options
for
your
back
than
anything
else.
What
kind
of
ideas
do
you
have
for
the
doors
of
the
closet,
because
we
have
the
bi-folds
for
right
now,
but
this
may
not
work
too
much
longer?
Opening
the
doors
is
pretty
easy
for
me
right
now,
but
once
you
get
into
the
closet,
it
is
like
they
are
all
really
hard
to
get
to.
And
there
is
no
really
easy
way
to
get
around
the
height
and
it
turns
out
that
there
are
some
things
that
I
can’t
reach.
But
some
things
I
can
reach.
I
try
to
do
it
that
night
to
be
prepared
for
the
next
day.
What
does
work
better
is
having
a
walk-in
closet.
So
if
you
don’t
have
the
option
to
get
a
walk-in
closet,
you
only
have
a
closet
along
the
wall,
you
can
get
those
doors
out
of
the
way?
Yeah,
they
are
actually
really
easy
to
open.
There
is
like
no
resistance
on
them.
I
do
like
to
use
the
handles
instead
of
knobs.
We
are
talking
about
getting
hard
wood
floors
or
vinyl
or
something
like
that,
so
does
anybody
have
any
advice
on
that
because
we
don't
know
which
kind
to
get.
If
anything
the
hard
wood
would
get
pockets
in
it
from
being
chipped
from
the
gravel
from
the
outside.
What
kind
of
options
are
there
for
getting
our
children
upstairs?
I
know
you
got
the
elevator,
but
I
am
not
sure
that
would
work.
Are
there
any
other
options?
There
is
the
chair
lift.
Do
you
have
just
one
set
of
stairs?
No
it
curves.
That
would
be
more
difficult
to
do,
but
it
can
be
done.
Exactly
how
much
are
the
chair
lifts?
They
are
roughly
about
10,000
dollars.
Does
insurance
pay
for
those?
No,
not
usually.
How
does
it
work?
The
track
goes
along
the
same
path
as
the
steps
and
the
chair
just
folds
up
out
of
the
way.
But
if
you
go
with
something
like
that
then
I
recommend
you
using
a
manual
chair
lift,
because
the
ones
that
are
powered
cost
a
lot
more
money
and
you
have
a
lot
more
problems
with
it.