Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Accessibility features

[bonnie Fergusson (fergyb2]

       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

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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?
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> 
> For those under development: What features do you plan to include?
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> Debby
> 
> 
> Debby Vajda, CoHo Ecovillage, Corvallis, Oregon
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