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Old 04-26-2015, 08:10 AM
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We built a Holly, and it has very wide doorways and a beautiful roll-in shower. If a person cannot walk at all, the toilets would not work to transfer oneself from a wheelchair to the toilet, but the kitchen is a dream for a person in a scooter or electric wheelchair. The doors are all 36 inches wide and there is extra space around the kitchen counter and the master bedroom has a double wide doorway (with two doors).

We bought threshold bumpers to make it easier to get over the sliders to the lanai and at the garage door entry.

I think most homes can be adapted. It costs quite a bit, and you need to research to see what you need and what is available. But a bathtub can easily be made into a no-step shower, and most toilet areas and sinks can be made adaptable.
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