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While disabled people want to use Assistive Technologies, such as Stair lifts, motorized Wheelchairs and Scooters, these technologies remain expensive for many.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, public schools, employment and transportation is supposed to be made available to the disabled by construction of elevators, wheelchair lifts in buses and strategically placed stair lifts in public buildings.
Critics have charged that these technologies need to be available in a persons home, otherwise it is impossible for them to attain independent living. Now in Columbus Ohio, a program is in operation, the Home Modification Program, to make sure these technologies are available to people in their homes.
They remove architectural barriers and allow a disabled person to stay in their home, not be institutionalized in any way.
Work being sponsored includes stair lifts and ramps to provide access to homes, grab bars in bedrooms and bathrooms, and toilet assistant bars and so on.
These grants are fairly substantial, up to $20,000. When you consider that for a simple straight stair, stair lifts often cost from $2,500 to $4,000, you can see this is quite a substantial grant. It can be applied both to houses and apartments owned by the residents, and those rented by them.
This is viewed as an extension of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. As the Civil Rights Act gave rights to all Americans, regardless of race, religion or creed, the 1990 Americans Disabled Act (ADA), attempted to give the same rights to disabled Americans.
Since $20,000 is quite a substantial amount if the person has to modify their kitchen, stairs, bathroom etc., one option is to buy at least some of this equipment second hand. In the case of stair lifts the cost can prohibit people who need them from getting them.
The life expectancy of a stair lift should be in excess of 10 years. They can usually be adapted to another stair case by lengthening or shortening the rail that is used to track the chair lift seat up and down. Unfortunately, the same cannot be done with curved stair lifts, which have to be fitted to the individual staircase.
When this is combined with building ramps into buildings, modifying bathrooms and kitchens and so on, it may be necessary for disabled people to not only get grants from Federal, City and State government, but also obtain loans for these purposes. The same goes for modification of stairs by stair lifts, elevators, etc. in places of employment.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, public schools, employment and transportation is supposed to be made available to the disabled by construction of elevators, wheelchair lifts in buses and strategically placed stair lifts in public buildings.
Critics have charged that these technologies need to be available in a persons home, otherwise it is impossible for them to attain independent living. Now in Columbus Ohio, a program is in operation, the Home Modification Program, to make sure these technologies are available to people in their homes.
They remove architectural barriers and allow a disabled person to stay in their home, not be institutionalized in any way.
Work being sponsored includes stair lifts and ramps to provide access to homes, grab bars in bedrooms and bathrooms, and toilet assistant bars and so on.
These grants are fairly substantial, up to $20,000. When you consider that for a simple straight stair, stair lifts often cost from $2,500 to $4,000, you can see this is quite a substantial grant. It can be applied both to houses and apartments owned by the residents, and those rented by them.
This is viewed as an extension of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. As the Civil Rights Act gave rights to all Americans, regardless of race, religion or creed, the 1990 Americans Disabled Act (ADA), attempted to give the same rights to disabled Americans.
Since $20,000 is quite a substantial amount if the person has to modify their kitchen, stairs, bathroom etc., one option is to buy at least some of this equipment second hand. In the case of stair lifts the cost can prohibit people who need them from getting them.
The life expectancy of a stair lift should be in excess of 10 years. They can usually be adapted to another stair case by lengthening or shortening the rail that is used to track the chair lift seat up and down. Unfortunately, the same cannot be done with curved stair lifts, which have to be fitted to the individual staircase.
When this is combined with building ramps into buildings, modifying bathrooms and kitchens and so on, it may be necessary for disabled people to not only get grants from Federal, City and State government, but also obtain loans for these purposes. The same goes for modification of stairs by stair lifts, elevators, etc. in places of employment.