Wheelchair Accessible Home

This video shows the modifications made during the construction of my home to make it wheelchair accessible.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• handicap
• accessible
• home
• house
• wheelchair
• user
• disabled
• disability
• paralyzed
• paraplegic
• quadriplegic
• spinal
• cord
• injury
• sci
• modified
• living
• how-to
• modifications
• everett
• dominion

[NazneenOT]

Hi Brian,

Thank you for posting all your videos. Your truly are an inspiration! I'm getting my degree in occupational therapy right now and only after seeing your videos, do I fully understand the importance of a person's performance skills, the impact of their environment...It's truly amazing all the modifications you've done to your house and to the bike! I'm so glad to see you riding again (even though it's scary to watch you make all those crazy turns! :)

Again, thank you for sharing!

[blackpearlv6]

@NazneenOT Thanks! I'm glad you like the vids. Good luck finishing your degree!

[pedralis]

Great video! Another fellow wheelchair user here.. Question. What kind of washer and drier is that?

[blackpearlv6]

@pedralis I think its a frigidaire front loader. The key is getting the pedistal drawers on the bottom...this makes it much easier to load and unload because you don't have to bend down.

[eyarzab1]

Hi Brian, I watched your video in class and it was awesome. Your adaptions are really inspiring to others and you challenge the common stereotypes associated with disabilities.

[sarahrropp]

Hi Brian! Thank You so much for making your videos. I'm currently finishing my degree in Interior Design here in Ontario, Canada. One of our final projects is to design a home for a Paraplegic Woman. Your videos have helped me to understand life in a wheelchair so much better than any textbook could! You are inspiring, encouraging, and the information you've shared has helped me to design on a deeper level. Keep doing what your doing! My deepest thanks for sharing part of your life with us.

[bwchef]

Hey Brian! This is Brian from your support group! You are a YouTube star! Nice work on the video! See you soon!

[DDteenboy]

This is awesome house design. I go to tech school and we build houses every 3 years and this really nice. I mean, it something like we do, just a little less wheelchair accessible.

[cuteguy2425]

You have an awesome house!

[countryman052000]

i love your house

[karenbarbour]

Brian, You did a great video. It is so informative. I love the little extras you did like the extra grab knob on the garage door and the extra long-deep shelves in the pantry. The turn off on the hand held in the shower is great too.

I wish you were in NC! As a Realtor I specialize in UD and accessible homes. My mission is to serve the WHOLE disability community.

Thanks again & all the best!

[NazneenOT]

@blackpearlv6 Thank you!

I'm from NY, but will be in your area in a few weeks and I was wondering if there was any way to get in touch with you (via email) as I had some questions to ask.

Thank you once again.

[ueb1215]

very nice house