[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Phyllis48

We are looking at the possibility of moving to TV. My husband has recently become disabled and is in a wheelchair. Can anyone tell us about wheelchair accessibility in The Villages, as well as housing options for the disabled and activities for the disabled.

Thank you. Your input would be most appreciated.

Phyllis Sautner

Phyllis, I can't speak about in the house with any degree of first hand knowledge as I can get around in it without mobility assistance, but when I leave the house I usually need to use my mobility scooter as I can't walk too far.

I've been to the town squares as well as supercenters, large and small furnature stores, supermarkets and more, and I've found few issues when doing so on my scooter. In a few of the stores in the squares the space available does not afford me the ability to go into them, but it might be a different story in a wheel chair. Scooters need a greater amount of space for turning than wheel chairs do.

To put my opinion in a nut shell I have to say that you can put those concerns behind you. I had some of the same concerns before actually being in TV and can now offer this additional opinion to you... I don't think you'll find any place more accessible friendly than the villages and if you still have any doubts after reading the responses to your question, you could consider doing a short term rental or stay in one of the hotels in TV to experience things first hand for your selves!

BTW, I found that using my scooter on the residential streets to be fine, but on non-residential streets like Odell Circle for instance, you need to be a little careful. Access to what sidewalks are there are limited. I've also used the golf cart trail between Hadley and Colony Plaza once and it was OK, but I did feel a little out of place. But I guess that that's just me!