[Blind-rollers] modifications.

Jennifer Aberdeen freespirit328 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 17 03:14:09 UTC 2009 

Mine is 28 inches long. There isn't enought land before the road, so it goes 
eight inches to the right, and then turns the other way and goes twenty 
inches to the left. It's an eye sore, but it's legal.

Jen

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AgapeDEW at aol.com>
To: <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] modifications.


> mine at back door turns around the corner of my house and has a platform 
> so
> its not such a long run.
>
>
> In a message dated 7/16/2009 8:12:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> mommaholly at gmail.com writes:
>
> 24  feet?  Wow.  So how in the world will I get off my porch because  I
> don't think it's that far to the driveway.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:  blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Becky
> Frankeberger
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:48  PM
> To: 'Blind wheelchair users list'
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers]  modifications.
>
>
> A two foot high deck would need a wramp of twenty  four feet. For a power
> chair it can be steeper by a few feet less.  I  like the movement of
> building homes with visitability in mind.  This  is a marvelous movement.
> This movement says to build in the accessibility  on the front end when
> you are building the home.  .  Our home was  not built like this.  We had
> a six inch step, so we had the guy  putting in our driveway build a six
> foot ramp that looks like just a normal  sidewalk to the deck.
>
> My entry way is not accessible if I were  in a power chair.  I have to
> pop my front wheels up like two inches to  go into my home. We made our
> doorways wider.  We have a stair glider  to take us up the stairs to our
> bedroom.  I transfer to another  wheelchair at the top of my steps.  I
> have fixed grab bars by the  toilet and bathtub and shower.  My stove has
> nobs on the front. My  microwave talks and is pushed closer to the edge
> of the counter. In our  home our toilets are sixteen or seventeen inches
> high. By my computer desk  and knitting machines I have a wooden
> temporary floor, which one day I want  perminant.
>
> Mike is right in that you need features that will fit  you.  The narrower
> the power chair the better you can make  corners.  I had a dear friend
> who put plexi glass the lower threefeet  on her walls in the hallways.
>
> Big hugs,
>
> Great you are thinking  about this before you move, hugs.
>
> Becky and my joy wheels
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Holly Alonzo
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:48 PM
> To:  'Blind wheelchair users list'
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers]  modifications.
>
> If it's one inch to every foot then you would have a  foot drop off with
> a inch long ramp.  Wouldn't that be extremely  steep?
>
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> I have a  print copy and an electronic copy.  The print copy is on solid
> white  paper with 14 point font, easier for low vision people to read.   I
> also have accessible electronic copies for those using screen  readers.
> Print copies are $13 and the electronic copy is $7.
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> All  profits from books sales will go toward funding for the Auditory
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:  blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Michael Hingson
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:37 PM
> To:  'Blind wheelchair users list'
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers]  modifications.
>
>
> Actually, the code for ramps is one inch for every  foot.  Of course, a
> private home may not need that gradual a slope,  but remember that you
> might wish to consider the resale value when  constructing modifications.
>
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> -----Original  Message-----
> From:  blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Holly Alonzo
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:32 PM
> To:  'Blind wheelchair users list'
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers]  modifications.
>
> Hi Paul, thanks.  For this info.  So if a  porch is 2 feet off of the
> ground, you need two feet of ramp?  just  clarifying.
>
> Holly Alonzo
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>
> You can get a  copy of my book online at
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> If you  would rather Order a book directly from me.  You may send an
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> and request a copy.  A payment method  can be arranged.  I will do
> whatever is best for you.
>
> I have a  print copy and an electronic copy.  The print copy is on solid
> white  paper with 14 point font, easier for low vision people to read.   I
> also have accessible electronic copies for those using screen  readers.
> Print copies are $13 and the electronic copy is $7.
>
> All  profits from books sales will go toward funding for the Auditory
> Brainstem  Implant.  Please support and buy a book if you  can.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Paul Wick
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 4:01 PM
> To: Blind  wheelchair users list
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers]  modifications.
>
>
> Hi Holly,
>
> What modifications your house needs  depends on the specific needs of
> your disability. (e.g. I use fewer grab  bars than someone who is a
> quad)Just measure the wheelbase of your chair  for the doorways. The
> slope of the ramp (and consequently the amount of  space it takes up) is
> determined by the height that you are trying to  reach. (e.g. 1 foot of
> rise for every one foot of ramp is the steepest is  should be. Hope this
> helps.
>
> Paul
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:46  PM, Holly Alonzo<mommaholly at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi all.  Can you tell me what needs to be modified I in a house for a
>>  wheelchair?  This house has no wheelchair accessibility because I
>> never needed in the past.  How wide do doorways need to be?  Ramps,go
>> that, what about stove and such.  Basically any  modifications that
>> needs to be made.
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Holly Alonzo
>>
>>  www.hollyalonzo.com <http://www.hollyalonzo.com/>
>>
>>  <outbind://18/Never%20Giving%20Up%20Hope_files/image002.jpg>
>>  You can get a copy of my book online at
>>  http://stores.lulu.com/hollyalonzo
>>
>>
>>
>> If you  would rather Order a book directly from me.  You may send an
>>  email to
>>
>> booksales at hollyalonzo.com
>>
>> and request  a copy.  A payment method can be arranged.  I will do
>>  whatever is best for you.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a print copy  and an electronic copy.  The print copy is on
>> solid white paper  with 14 point font, easier for low vision people to
>> read.  I  also have accessible electronic copies for those using screen
>
>>  readers. Print copies are $13 and the electronic copy is  $7.
>>
>>
>>
>> All profits from books sales will go  toward funding for the Auditory
>> Brainstem Implant.  Please  support and buy a book if you can.
>>
>>
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