Tag: mobility
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Why Every Home Accessibility Assessment Must Include Disaster Preparedness
As home accessibility therapists, we spend a lot of time thinking about the everyday hazards that trip people up: the too‑narrow doorway, the slippery step, the dim hallway that hides obstacles. But increasingly, our work is also about the big events—the earthquake at three in the morning, the heat dome that will not lift, the…
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Smart Faucets, Water Access, and Independence at Home
When people think about home accessibility, they usually picture ramps, showers, grab bars, and stair lifts. Those features matter, but another daily activity deserves much more attention: accessing water independently at the sink. A recent peer-reviewed study on the Access-H2O smart faucet offers a strong starting point for that conversation by showing how hands-free faucet…