Many people find themselves needing accessible homes for themselves or family members. There are approximately 30 million Americans using wheelchairs and the number of people who need access…

A few years before I met my husband, I wrote A LIST. On it, I noted all of the things I was looking for in a partner, namely my forever partner. I folded up the three pages, put them at the back of my journal. Planned to offer the list to the Moon, and see what happened. Real talk, I ended up offering the list to my washing machine first, transferred from my journal to a sweater with pockets. The list then resembled gloop, but I remembered what was on it. On my first date with my husband, I…

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When these homeowners came to Lamont Bros., they knew they wanted to remodel their Milwaukie home to be more wheelchair friendly. Because one of the homeowners uses a wheelchair daily, it was important for them to have a home that he could live in with ease and comfort. We were able to create space and adjust height to make an ADA approved and beautiful space for this family. Both the kitchen and bathroom now have features that able the homeowner to navigate the home.

More than 56 million people in the U.S. have some type of physical disability, according to the 2010 census. Whether someone needs help in the kitchen and bathroom or more space to maneuver a wheelchair around the house, here are 10 ways to make your home more handicap accessible.

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