Guest article by Carol Gibbins
You have a handicapped aunt who will be visiting your home next week. For years, she has relied on her wheelchair to get her from one place to another. She needs assistance to get in and out of the wheelchair. You want to make things easier for her the moment she steps in your home – you want your aunt to be comfortable inside your home. As a homeowner, there are many ways you can make your home disability-friendly.
Some of these are quite simple which will only require a couple of hours while some, might require the help of others. To make a disability-friendly environment at home, you can start by following these tips:
Your Efforts Will Pay Off
Living as a handicapped person can be challenging. Patients will be hindered by certain activities. They have to make time and effort for their treatments, and they need to make drastic adjustments in their lives just so that they can continue to function. As a family member, you don’t want to add to the burden for these people, do you? Show your care and support for them by adding helpful tools and making changes in your home. It can be taxing at first, but when you see how happy and convenient everything is for a handicapped person, you’ll be proud of the changes you have made in your home. Use this article as your guide and soon, your home will be disability-friendly!
by Carol Gibbins
Carol Gibbins believes in the power of writing to be able to touch the hearts and minds of readers, and this is exactly what motivates her to pursue a career as a blogger and contributor for sites such as Disability Friendly. Her penchant to write pieces with a unique and creative flair has allowed her to both entertain and inform her readers on various issues and topics related to healthcare and medicine.
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