Resources for Home Modifications and Safety
There are suggestions for home modifications and adaptive design which can be essential in allowing individuals with disabilities to live in their own homes, with as much independence as possible. It may involve adapting or modifying a home for a child who has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair or crutches, or it might include making room changes for someone who has a hearing or vision disability.
Cincinnati Children's services and resources:
Additional resources:
- Easy Access Housing by Easterseals
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptations by Ohio DODD
- Home Modification Services by Ohio Legislative Service Commission
- Home Modification Assistance by New Horizons Un-Limited
- Home Modifications by CerebralPalsy.org
- Home Modifications by HIE Help Center
- Home Modifications by United Spinal Association
- How to Make the Right Home Modifications for Children with Disabilities
- Making Home Modifications for Children with Disabilities
- Outfitting Your Home for a Child With a Disability
Products and Services
While Cincinnati Children's does not endorse specific architects, several Cincinnati area firms have indicated that they specialize in adapted design. Remember to research and ask for recommendations.
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Handi Ramp
- Handicap Remodeling by DeVol
- Kenneth R. Bowerman Architect, Inc.
- Modifications for Mobility
- Rebuilding Together
- RWA Architects, Inc.
Safe Transfers ad Mechanical Lifts
- Arjo
- Hillrom
- Lifting Techniques for Home Caregivers by OrthoInfo
- Safe Patient Handling by U.S. Department of Labor
- Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) by the CDC
- Transferring a Person by Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
Home Safety and Injury Prevention
- Child Safety Basics for Your Home by Verywell Family
- Childproofing Your Home by National Safety Council (NSC)
- Health and Safety Tips by American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
- Home Safe Home: Childproof Your Home Room by Room by Parents
- Home Safety by Safe Kids Worldwide
- Information on Safety in the Home & Community for Parents with Children by the CDC
- Pinch-Not by Carlsbad Safety Products
- Safety & Prevention by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Child ID, Alarms and Locators
Funding Sources
- Assistive Technology of Ohio
- Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
- Finding Funds for Home Modifications
- Ohio Home Care Waiver
- Refinance and Mortgage Guide for People with Disabilities
- Rehab Mortgage - 203(K) Insurance by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Tax Deductions for Accessible Home Modifications
- Tax Deductions for Home Modifications for Disabilities
- Taxes: Deducting Medical Home Improvements
- Taxes: Medical and Dental Expenses by IRS
