Housing can
present physical
barriers for people
carrying out
everyday activities &
caring for others
Home
maintenance &
improvements
often required
over time as
peoples needs for
care & support
change
Design & layout of home
can make it inaccessible
- a disabling
environment
Adaptions to home
can remove barriers
and make it more
enabling
Assistive
technology may
enable more
people to
maintain
autonomy & stay
in own homes
Continuing to live at
home when possible is
good for peoples
wellbeing
Impairment -
physical,
intellectual or
medical
Disability - arises
out of nature of the
environment
Social model of
disability - arises
out of nature of
environment
Medical model -
individual
limitations create
disability
Barriers -
environment,
attitudinal,
structural
Environment -
design & layout of
buildings
Attitudinal - views
people without
disabilities hold
Structural-
nature of society,
laws,
entitlements,
services
Example - Bertie, 82.
Adapts home to help
support wife who uses
wheelchair. Bed
downstairs, stair lift, height
of tv, bo-fold doors in toilet,
slope of driveway, changed
height of milk container.
Example - Veronica &
David. Stair lift.
Accessible shower,
toilet & bidet, ramp to
garden, electric chair