New forum needed!

[Big Tuna]

Would it be possible to start a forum on Accessible home design / modifications?

I am designing a new house and I would really benefit from seeing pictures and information. I have searched the "archives" and found lots of info but some/most of the links don't work:(

It would be a lot more beneficial/useful than a politics forum:D

Just a thought.....

[babygirl79]

Big Tuna,
Tigger74 (Brad) is a draftsman and designs home specifically designed to accomidate the home owners needs. As a matter of fact he is a C-7 and we just built a home last year and instead of an elevator for him to get to our basement, he designed a ramp. It is very benefical and a whole lot cheaper than an elevator. He designed his shower to be the right size for him to manuver around in, in his shower/wheelchair. He also made sure the doors to all the rooms were wide enough for him to fit through with his wheelchair. I'll send you some pictures. If you need more information I'm sure he would love to help you out. With the housing market being kind of rocky right now, he does not have a whole lot going on as of right now, you should get in contact with him and he can help you to deisgn your dream home. He is a wealth of information on housing and the ins and out of being paralized and the needs of a paralized individual when it comes to their needs as a home owner/builder.

Kelly

[babygirl79]

Oh, and here is his most favorite part of the house, is his table that is perfect of him to pull right up to. It wasn't until we built our house that Brad ever got to sit at a kitchen table with everyone
:o
Kelly

[Wise Young]

Would it be possible to start a forum on Accessible home design / modifications?

I am designing a new house and I would really benefit from seeing pictures and information. I have searched the "archives" and found lots of info but some/most of the links don't work:(

It would be a lot more beneficial/useful than a politics forum:D

Just a thought.....

It is a good idea. I like the idea because we currently have no place where such a discussion would comfortably fit. However, I would like to see more interest expressed in such a forum by a dozen or more members before starting a new forum.

Wise.

[Random]

I would find this very helpful!

[mimin]

i agree

[peegy p]

ditto!

Plus, I believe that there are several members who are currently working or have worked in the industry who might be considered for serving as moderators.

You could also include accessible vacation rentals, motels, camps that people have stayed in with pictures and contact information. The pictures would be the key since what an AB person considers accessible is not necessarily consider accessible by many of us.

[CurvySAT05]

I really like the idea of an accessible housing/accommodation section. Although I live with my parents right now, I will more than likely be required to build my own house when I move out in a couple years to accommodate all my needs. Even within the house I live in now we could use some renovation to make it more "accessible" including changing out handrails on stairs, adding handrails to stairs that don't have rails, wider door frames and walkways, moving things in the kitchen (i.e. not have the dishwasher just to the side of the sink so the person loading has to lean all the way OVER the dishwasher to get dishes out of the sink) etc.
Even if someone is not building a home it is helpful to get ideas for the future or ideas on how to make their current home more accessible.

[rfbdorf]

I would be interested in such a forum, although our house is probably as modified as it's going to get (which isn't really enough).
- Richard

[JenJen]

I am very interested.

[hlh]

I agree that this is a good idea.

[sjean423]

There is tons of information on the subject here on the site, and while I suspect most of it is in "life" it is hard to find, because it spans several years, in a very busy forum. Unless you know exactly what to search for, the result list is to long to be helpful.

I think it would be a great forum. Keeping the info together would make it easier to find. I have gotten some great ideas here.

[loreo]

I would love to see this information organized within a forum. Great idea.

[rybread]

I think it's a great idea. Not only would it help anybody out who's already here, but anyone who looked up accessible housing modifications on Google would be brought here and it would bring more traffic to the site, making it even more popular for wheelchair users. It would've been great to have all of the information in one place before we built my guesthouse. I have all sorts of ideas and I can show all sorts of pictures of my little house. Plus I'm getting into computer-aided drafting and can throw in some ideas in three-dimensional pictures

[WildKat]

I'd be interested in a forum like that. I've already added a forum called "Housing" to my forum from the beginning, but I hardly ever come across other forums like that. I think a lot more people would talk about accessible housing and share ideas here if there was a forum just for that topic.

[thehipcrip]

Count me in on this new forum, too. Will soon be buying and adapting a new home -- this forum would be a godsend.

[Miss September]

I'd find this REALLY helpful too. I am currently renovating my kitchen to be accessible so I can post before and after pics.

I agree with everyone that info is too hard to find at the moment

[Big Tuna]

It is a good idea. I like the idea because we currently have no place where such a discussion would comfortably fit. However, I would like to see more interest expressed in such a forum by a dozen or more members before starting a new forum.

Wise.


I think we got more than 12 :applaud:

[stephen212]

Sign me up.

An easy-to-locate photo gallery would be helpful too.