Accessible spaces: do you host one?

[E-M-0]

There don't seem to be many offerings for folks with limited mobility in our area. We made extensive accessibility modifications to a suite for my dad's wheelchair use and are now thinking of hosting guests there.

I'm wondering about the experiences of people with more or less accessible homes listed. Has it turned out to be a selling point? Have there been unexpected complications? Any wisdom deeply appreciated. 😉

[E-M-0]

Anybody?

[Letti0]

@E-M-0   If the space is truly ADA Compliant you will have a rare property and it should book out easily after the first few reviews stating it is compliant and easily access. Use the ADA or Wheelchair Accessible Studio in your title description. You might even want to consider a Voyager Easy Trak ceiling Lift/Hoist System it will pay for itself in no time. 

[E-M-0]

Do you host such a property? I'm interested in your experiences.

[Linda108]

@E-M-0  I thought my listing would be considered wheelchair accessible because I have a dear friend who was confined to a wheel chair and he and is wife stayed many times.  However, when I looked at the ADA requirements applied to that amenity, I did not qualify.   I am wondering if you did a search with that as a requirement, if you could contact the hosts of those properties and get more precise feedback.  As @Letti0 posted, your property would be desireable.   Just a thought

[E-M-0]

Does ADA apply to private residential properties? It is definitely a wheelchair accessible property —wide doorways, no steps, grab bars, roll in shower— we followed code on all of that. I could check off virtually every item on the amenity checklist.

I don't know that it would need to go in the headline, necessarily... just come up on the search with those filters selected, yes?

[Letti0]

@E-M-0   Before I turned my Venue into a full time Wedding/Event Venue. I planned to make it ADA compliant with a Voyager Easy Trak ceiling Lift/Hoist System, roll in shower and low profile sink with mirror in addition to a standard, ADA compliant items like my freezer chest has front load and handles for wheelchair accessible since the kitchen freezer would be useless, dual kitchen sinks one wheelchair accessible with some counter space the other standard, etc.  The master suite we enlarged the door frame from 36" to 42" and the bathroom doorway also. Had a closet specialist come in and do the closet build out. I did a lot of research. You will find that the Military VA hospitals if you go there and approach them are more than willing to help you out with suggestions and ideas. I got excellent feedback from them. We are on the Wounded Warriors listing and donate a week to two families a year. Neither my Guest House or Cottage is ADA complaint, so they only send us familes our rentals can host. It works out well, there are many types of disabled veterans and they pick the right ones for us and our facilities. 

[E-M-0]

Yes, we did a lot of research at the time (a decade ago) but were only concerned about making it work for Dad. He wasn't able to cook, so the kitchen doesn't meet any of the ADA requirements, aside from being able to roll through it and get into the fridge. 😉

What a great idea: talking to the VA!