At Lowe’s website Livable Home you can see an informative article and video explaining Five Ideas for an Accessible Kitchen. The goal of a more livable home is to design a home that focuses on accessibility. Good home accessibility is very helpful for all people but especially for individuals with disabilities.
Read MoreAt Lowe’s website Livable Home you can see an informative article and YouTube video explaining Stylish and Functional Solutions for an Accessible Bathroom. The goal of a more livable home is to design a home that focuses on accessibility. Good home accessibility is very helpful for all people but especially for individuals with disabilities.
Read MoreAt the new Lowe’s website Livable Home you can see an informative YouTube video explaining how to Create a More Livable Home. The goal of a more livable home is to design a home that focuses on accessibility. Good home accessibility is very helpful for all people but especially for individuals with disabilities.
Read MoreAt the new Lowe’s website Livable Home you can see an informative YouTube video explaining Universal Design. Universal Design is the term given to the design of a home that focuses on accessibility. Good home accessibility is very helpful for all people but especially for individuals with disabilities.
Read MoreLowe’s is launching Livable Home, an initiative to provide products, services and expertise to help seniors age at home. Lowe’s said it will offer a wide variety of products, services and expertise geared for older customers in collaboration with nonprofit AARP. Livable Home is a dedicated website containing articles and videos focused on age-friendly design.
Read MoreThe Stepup Sidekick Learning Tower from Step2 has been recalled due to falling hazard. The tower can be used as a helper stool and as a chair. The users of this tower could also include children and people of small stature. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled StepUp Sidekick Learning Tower.
Read MoreThe surface of a play area can be the most important component of the play area when it comes to safety. Whether children are disabled or not, accidents happen at play areas. All children deserve the safest play area possible.
Read MoreThe State of Tennessee Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program, offers services to individuals with disabilities to prepare them for employment or to retain their employment.
Read MoreHuntington's Disease is a common chronic and degenerative health conditions that can lead to disability. A Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) consultant can help with home modifications for these conditions. Understand that each disabled individual will be different, as will each house. Each case should be evaluated and modified in accordance with the specific needs of the disabled individual.
Read MoreThe number of Americans age 65 and older continues to increase and is projected to reach 81 million by 2040. Approximately half of Americans age 65 and older live in only 9 states. The most common disability reported by those age 65 and older is limited mobility. A Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) can help with the design and installation of aging-in-place home modifications for people who prefer to remain in their homes longer.
Read MoreDon Harris, TN Housing Program Director, recently announced the Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grant, also known as the Section 504 Home Repair Federal Grant Program, that provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their homes or, provides grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
Read MoreManufacturer’s and retailers are coming on board almost daily with new and interesting products for aging-in-place home modifications. An article in Bob Vila identifies some of these new products and the manufacturer. Putting this all together requires a project planner experienced in home design and aging-in-place installations. Please contact Richard Acree at 615-752-0060, or email inspections4ada@gmail.com, to discuss your needs for CAPS services.
Read MoreRichard Acree, a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) home modifications consultant at ADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC, (ADAIN) has joined the Tennessee Disability Pathfinder resource directory. The services provided by ADAIN include ADA Information/Assistance and Home Rehabilitation/Repair Service.
Read MoreThe Department of Justice (DOJ) clearly states civil rights must not be waived in a disaster including pandemics. This deadly discrimination ignores civil rights protections for millions of disabled people.
Read MoreNashville Fox 17 news reports that lab representative Ben Cummings says several assisted living facilities (ALF) in Tennessee are refusing to test their staff employees for Covid-19, even though the tests are free.
Read MoreRichard Acree was featured in an article about accessible kitchens published in the Florida Herald Tribune by Michael Moore Jr., Staff Writer in Sarasota.
Read MoreRichard Acree and ADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC, (ADAIN) were recently featured as a new member of the Senior Services Network in Nashville, TN. See the link at Spotlight on ADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC.
Read MoreRichard Acree was featured in an article about accessible bathrooms published in the Florida Herald Tribune by Michael Moore Jr., Staff Writer in Sarasota. The article, Aging in Place, Steps to Make Your Bathroom Safer, explains that there is a lot to consider when weighing the possibility of growing older within the comforts of your own home.
Read MoreRichard Acree was featured in an article about accessible entries published in the FL Herald Tribune by Michael Moore Jr., Staff Writer in Sarasota. The article, Aging in Place: How you get inside your house matters, explains that there is a lot to consider when weighing the possibility of growing older within the comforts of your own home.
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