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HOME ADAPTATIONS
Occupational Therapy and Rebuilding Together [from: www.promoteot.org/AI_BGInfo.html]
AOTA and Rebuilding Together have joined forces to provide volunteer services in an effort to repair and rebuild homes and to educate the public on ways that occupational therapists can address people's needs for independent living.
For more information on this innovative, collaborative project as well as home safety checklists and tips for living please visit: www.promoteot.org/AI_RebuildingTogether.html
Evidence-Based Research on Home Modifications
For a list of references on evidence-based research on Home Modifications please see: www.promoteot.org/AI_Evidence.html
Below you will see links to articles related to home adaptations. Please click the links below to read more and access the links to the full text of the article.
Virtual environments as an aid to the design and evaluations of home and work settings
Guidelines for environmental adaptations and safety at home
Vision Rehabilitation: Care and Benefit Plan Models
Changes in accessibility and usability in housing
Wheelchair users are not necessarily wheelchair bound
Adaptations of the physical environment to compensate for sensory related changes
Home Modification Guide:
Visit this link for a free booklet of "The AARP Home Fit Guide" for great ways on how to make your home comfortable, safe, and livable:
www.aota.org/DocumentVault/Documents/41878.aspx
OT and Home Modification
For a tip sheet on this topic please visit: www.aota.org/Consumers/Tips/Adults/HomeMods/35132.aspx