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Accessibility

Adapt the home for today — and later

Start with essential travel: enter, sleep, bathe, cook and exit safely.

Important: An occupational-therapy assessment can change the solution. Check Home Adaptation Program conditions before funded work.

Exterior access

Steps, thresholds, slope, drainage, ice, lighting and manoeuvring space must work together.

Bathroom

Curbless showering, backing, grab bars, controls, slip resistance and transfer space should match needs.

Doors and circulation

Review width, hardware, level changes, rugs and turning space.

Kitchen and controls

Prioritize reach, work surfaces, lighting, receptacles and storage actually used.

Intervention level

Green — homeowner

  • Lighting/contrast/hardware
  • Remove trip hazards
  • Add backing while walls are open

Yellow — caution

  • Plan thresholds/doors/shower as one route
  • Design ramp and drainage
  • Coordinate services with future needs

Red — professional / stop

  • Structural modification
  • Lifting equipment
  • Funded work before required approval

Official sources

Related path

Continue with the right tools

These links connect this page to the next useful checks and decisions without repeating the full content.

Assess home adaptabilityReview entry, circulation, bathrooms, kitchen, levels, controls and safety.Open →Document room dimensionsKeep widths, lengths, levels and openings to plan adaptations.Open →Check assistance programsReview federal and provincial programs that may support some work.Open →Budget adaptationsBreak down labour, materials, equipment and contingency before quotes.Open →

Tools related to this issue

Manage the project through closeout

V18

Specialized diagnostics to verify

V18 connects systems that become costly or regulated when a primary project triggers them.

Home lift
V28

Finish and service details to verify

V28 connects small details that become costly once finishes are closed.

Hidden backing for grab bars and wall-mounted fixtures
V30

Shared, access and specialized interfaces

V30 connects projects where multiple systems, owners or rules meet.

Accessible exterior entry: ramp, landing and threshold

Blind spots to verify before proceeding

V40 covers situations that change compliance, safety, project recovery or system design.