Home Modifications

Bidet – Provides education on the health benefits of a bidet, the various options and a bidet buying guide.

Sport Aid – Disability grip aids.

Home Advisor – Provides cost guides and information about changing, remodeling or making additions to your home to accommodate people with disabilities.

Improvenet – Provides a wheelchair and handicap ramp cost guide, and information about building ramps.

National Association of Home Builders – This link provides information on remodeling and information about making your home safe, as well as a directory of CAPS (Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists) and how to contact them.

Nationwide Lifts – Lifts and other home modifications for accessibility.

Redfin-Real Time – An article from Redfin Real-Time about the home environment for those with disabilities. A guide that covers modifications for every area and room to make your home safer and more accessible.

ShelfGenie – Glide-out shelving that can be customized and transformed to provide access, improved storage and organizational options.  Two locations in Omaha

USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology – Provides library with documents, directly and indirectly, related to home modifications, a comprehensive list of web site links to the many different types of agencies and organizations involved with home modifications and supportive housing as well as educational videos and a limited list of products to consider for supportive home environments.

Barrier-Free Home – This is a site for nationally listed classified ads for universally designed or wheelchair-accessible homes. Always check with your local realtors first for listings in your area for homes that may suit your needs. If you live in Omaha, you may call United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska for some local ideas at 402-502-3572.