A 2 bedroom house in Olympia, United States

Sleeps 4 people

Wheelchair-friendly

I have a C-6/7 Spinal Cord Injury, and have lived in this home for 20 years. It has a lot of character, a lively mini-orchard in the back yard, and lots of house plants. There are two ramps, and everything has been adapted to suit a wheelchair user.

Rooms

1 living room
1 kitchen
2 double bedrooms
2 bathrooms
2 toilets

Suitability

suitable for a wheelchair user
The home is suitable for people with
a family with a disabled child
a mobility impairment

Accessibility adaptations

Kitchen

I have kitchen work surfaces at a good height for me to use
I have a cooker, and other kitchen appliances at a good height for me to use

Bedroom

2 accessible single bedrooms
beds are at easy transfer height

Bathroom/shower

I have a wet room/roll in shower

Toilet

I have a right-hand transfer onto my toilet
I have push-up bars to get onto/off the toilet

Mobility

Wheelchair access

Bathroom
Bedroom
Kitchen
Living Room
Inner door width
At least 32 inches (812mm) (USA standard)

Inside

There are no steps inside my house
Inside my home I use
a manual wheelchair
an electric wheelchair

Entrance

There are no steps into the house
There is a ramp into the house
Front door width
at least 32 inches (812mm) (USA standard)

Additionally...

My home also has

wifi
a dish washer
a washing machine
a tumble dryer

Outside

There is a garden the garden is accessible There's a patio

In the area

Olympia is Washington's capital, on the bay of the Puget Sound. We are close to the Olympic National Forest and about an hour's drive from the ocean. The Pacific Northwest region is rich in wildlife