This website contains information on home modification under the topic ‘simple home modifications for the disabled’. Details of general home modifications are provided as well as specific modifications for bathrooms, kitchens, ramps and access.
The site is part of the National Association of home builders (NAHB). The site contains information on assistive technology and accessibility resources. It also contains e-review, a communication interface between the building industry and its consumers.
The website offers a wide range of information on home modifications including policy updates, training and education, research, products and an information clearing house. A valuable site for consumers and service providers alike.
The Accessible Housing Registry contains information about accessible apartments located throughout New York State. People with disabilities, as well as their advocates, can search for housing by location (town, zip code, and major cities), and/or by viewing income, age, or disability requirements to obtain comprehensive information about housing opportunities that may meet their needs.
This is a fantastic and easy to use website that takes the viewer through a virtual house, each room is filled with hotspots which when opened by the mouse display an information panel that displays practical information and links to where more detailed information can be located.
This website includes copies of presentations on Falls prevention issues made a various meeting over the past 2 years. There is also a copy of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care best practice guidelines on Preventing falls and harm from falls in older people - Best practice guidelines for Australian Hospitals and Residential Aged Care Facilities which are being implemented Australia wide.
The NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services (HMMS) State Council is the peak organisation for the HMMS industry in New South Wales.
