HEARING IMPAIRMENT
WHAT WE HAVE
– Sound alarm with additional visual alarms in the rooms and bathrooms on the first floor
– The domestic appliances’ instruction manuals are in simplified French (approved by the URAPEI)
– Regulatory labels in the cupboards and different signage labels for the lavatories, bathrooms… that associate text and image
–Erasable notepads to communicate through writing.
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
WHAT WE HAVE
– Two strips of sticker on the length of the entrance door
– On the stairs, the last step has a contrasting colour
– The electric sockets and switches have contrasting colours
– The toilet lids have a contrasting colour
– The user guides for electronic devices are in simplified French (approved by the URAPEI)
– Stickers on the stove buttons to indicate On/Off
– Labels for the dishes in the cupboards
– A 2.2 m high protection of the bottom of the stairs, all the way to the floor (plant)
– Emergency numbers are shown in large characters
– The stair rail starts before the first step.
MENTAL DISABILITY
WHAT WE HAVE
– The domestic appliances’ instruction manuals are in simplified French (approved by the URAPEI)
– Regulatory labels in the cupboards and different labels for the lavatories, bathrooms… that associate text and image
– A sign on the toilet doors indicating the word “toilet” with its corresponding image.
PHYSICAL DISABILITY
WHAT WE HAVE
– The height of the switches and pegs are regulatory
– A parking spot with a disability sign
– A regulatory access path.
Bathroom:
– A 67 cm space underneath the sink
– A removable shower stool
– A suction shower grab rail
– The bottom of the mirror is 84 cm away from the floor, on top of the sink
– An extra door handle to close the door easily from a wheelchair
– A bin that is at least 40 cm high, without a lid
– A regulatory fixed grab rail for the shower.
– Two suction-grip grab rails that you can put wherever you need.
WHAT WE DON'T HAVE
– There is no access to the window by wheelchair
– The necessary space for a wheelchair to go under the sink and the stove in the kitchen
– A 70 cm space underneath the sink in the bathroom.