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Graciegirl,

When we built our last house here in NE Ark we had the bathroom counters set higher, the commode, and the dishwasher is elevated off the floor. These changes make it a lot easier on your back. Our walk in showers have built in seats and hand sprayers beside the shower head. We also have wider doors, more pocket doors and the handles that you push down instead of turning. My washer and dryer are front loaders that have the pedestal also to make it easier on your back. Since I am short my kitchen has a lot of large drawers and not as many upper cupboards. I was lucky to put in a small walk in pantry too. I am sure there is more out there that can be done but those were some small changes we made while building.