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Home Modification:

Home Modification:. individuals with hearing and/or vision loss. Roger Williams, LMSW, CT Director, Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing SC Dept of Mental Health (803) 898-8301 rcw53@scdmh.org. Entrance/Exit Circulation Bathroom Kitchen/Eating Communication Alerting

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Home Modification:

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  1. Home Modification: individuals with hearing and/or vision loss Roger Williams, LMSW, CT Director, Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing SC Dept of Mental Health (803) 898-8301 rcw53@scdmh.org

  2. Entrance/Exit Circulation Bathroom Kitchen/Eating Communication Alerting Labeling/Organization Telephone Auditory Enhancement Visual Environment Appliances and electronics Topics

  3. Entrance/Exit • Two Emergency Routes • Door Sill/Threshold • Clear Pathway Door thresholds

  4. Circulation Circulation Maintain Travel Pathways Look High and Low Avoid Moving Furniture Chose Furniture with a Consistent Footprint Chair Rails/Textured Wallpaper Rooms Avoid Rugs Level Floor Transitions Contrasting Color Transitions

  5. Stairways and Steps Continuous Hand Rail Contrasting Color Both Sides of Stairwell Mark Top and Bottom Steps No Carpet or Loose Edges Textured Tape at the Top Hall Edge Protectors Circulation

  6. Circulation • Lighting • Adequate Amount • Non Glare • Switch Location • Rocker Switch • Touch Lamps • Keep clutter to a minimum, especially on stairs

  7. Visual Communication • Be Conscious of Visual Flow • No Closed doors between “Public” Rooms • Use Half-Walls or Wide Doorways • Bathrooms & Bedrooms Require Door Locks • Even Lighting throughout the House • Avoid Glare • Blinds as Opposed to Curtains • Doors with View Panels • Remote Viewers & Windows

  8. Bathing • Contrasting Colors • Soap-on-a-rope • Wall-Mounted Dispensers • Rails

  9. Kitchen/Eating • iPhone/Android App • High Contrast Plates, Pots, Pans, Handles • Placemats, Cutting Boards • Hi-Mark Controls • Contrasting Linens

  10. Alerting • Doorbell • Telephone • Smoke Detector • CO Detector • Sound Alerts • Wake up alarms • Visual/Tactile

  11. Labeling/Organizing • Braille labelers • UPC and QR Codes • Locators

  12. Telephone • TTY/TDD • Videophone • Voice Dialing • Volume Boost • Speech Correction • Full Keyboard Mobile Phones • Holder • One Button Dial

  13. Auditory Enhancement • Television Listening Systems • Personal Amplifiers • Amplified Ringers

  14. Appliance/Electronic • TV/VCR/DVD • Smaller/Larger Remote • X10 Units • Remote • Receiver • Modules

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