Re: Accessibility features | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: bonnie Fergusson (fergyb2yahoo.com) | |
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:41:17 -0700 (PDT) |
At Swans Market Cohousing in Oakland we had two wheelchair riders as part of the original group who were meeting during the design phase, one of them a disability rights activist so we ended up with an elevator in the common house, flat thresholds into every unit so everyone can visit everyone else and no knobs on doors (hard to grip and turn for some) and two wheelchair accessible bathrooms in the common house one on each floor and the one adjacent to our guest room also has an accessible shower. We also have two stove burners at a lower level making it easier for wheelchair riders to cook in our very successful meals program and the parking places in our garage nearest the door are designed for handicapped parking with room to lower the ramp of an accessible vehicle. Even though I am among the " temporarily abled" as we like to say, I love having my home so accessible to all my friends. And I love knowing that as I age my neighborhood will remain welcoming and accessible to me. Bonnie Fergusson Swans Market Cohousing Oakland, CA Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2012, at 5:22 PM, Debby Vajda <debby [at] the4dgroup.com> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > In terms of making units accessible for > wheelchairs/walkers/aging-in-place, could you let us know the following: > > > For existing communities: What features has your community included? > What features do you regret not having included? > > > For those under development: What features do you plan to include? > > > Thanks! > Debby > > > Debby Vajda, CoHo Ecovillage, Corvallis, Oregon > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > >
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Accessibility features Debby Vajda, March 20 2012
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- Re: Accessibility features Sharon Villines, March 21 2012
- Re: Accessibility features Ellen Keyne Seebacher, March 21 2012
- Re: Accessibility features bonnie Fergusson, March 21 2012
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